Princess Dsanna is young and beautiful, and just a little spoiled, but when her ailing father plans to marry her off to a neighboring prince-who will take the kingdom by force if she refuses, she is forced to grow up in a hurry. She and her sacred white cheetah, Kiboli flee to the sanctuary of the Star Mountains, where she meets her destiny and true love, Prince Arshane, who was believed by all to have been murdered by his brother in childhood. As Dsanna journeys across her kingdom and meets her subjects, she growsin maturity and compassion. A royal wedding, sprung with a surprise, unites the young lovers, and the kingdom as well.