ThiscomedyissetinthetinyandfictitiousstateofSachenia,locatedclosetotheAlps.Thesleepyandprovincialregionhasmagnificentlandscapeandbeautifuloldbuildings,andisoneofCentralEurope'sbestkeptsecrets.TheheroofthischeerfulandironicalstoryisRudolphVIII,thelastregentofthetinystate,whowasforcedtoabdicateseveralyearsbeforehand.Hestillproudlywearshisroyaltitleeventhoughhiskingdomhasbecomeincreasinglytinierovertheyears,andisnowlittlemorethanacitystate.Rudolphlivesinexile.Ratherthanchoosingsomefarawayplacetolive,hedecidedtoresidejustbeyondthebordersofhiscountry.Onsunnydays,fromthehillsinhisgroundsandonrainydaysfromhistowerwindowthroughatelescope,hecanseethelittlestate'sbusymarketplace,andalsohisformercastle.Sometimescatchesglimpsesofhisarchenemy:ajournalistnamedLindaMarco,thewomanwho,wrotehimoutofpower.