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The setting is in a fantasy world that is populated by humanoid animals. The general society structure has a caste system made up of, in declining order of importance:

• Nobels - mythological creatures like unicorns and dragons.
• Freeborn - wild animals such as foxes and hawks.
• Domestique- animals that are domesticated ones in our world such as dogs and cats.

The heroes of the story are:

• Tabbe Le Fauve, gentleman thief of a cat determined to defy this caste system
• Jonathan, a cynical mule who is his partner.
• Alicia - current unicorn Emperess of Xanadu whose seemingly frivolous and voracious sexual appetites hide a cunning political skill and a reformer's social conscience.
• Fatima - A buxom vixen who is Alicia's personal handmaiden and lover to Tabbe
• Octavius - A stuffy dragon who is Alicia's personal advisorAdvisor is the title of the British colonial head of administration in the Unfederated Malay States of Johor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis and Kedah..
• Kinomon - A young Golden Dragon warrior on loan from the allied Golden Realm.

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