An open secret exists within the powerful Redhill family. Polan, the successor of the Redhill lineage, is plagued by intense mysophobia and shuns any form of physical interaction with women. Gawain, his father, is distressed by his son’s situation, but a humble servant named Etty offers a solution. "I believe I would be the ideal partner for the young master's nighttime education..." The opening situated beneath his male anatomy was clearly that of a woman's.