"Well I suppose you've done well. But I'd expect nothing less." Such reluctant praise from a mother. And yet Dymion Gately would've rejoiced. Normally. But the Gately son has reached the end. The end of his wits. The end of his will. The walls of failure enclose him. Although, didn't endings birth new beginnings? Can a new world arise from the ashes of the old? Complex and cunning characters. A romantic comedy of manners in a fantasy world. The Seat of Gately conjures a lyrical and entertaining escape. Now let new alliances rise. And at what price…fortune?