"没有结果的付出，比起没有行动的等待，更让人心安。"——白马二郎，《恶魔高校D×D》TheadventurousLadyEdwinaEskethtravelstotheprincelystateofRanchipurinIndiawithherhusband,LordAlbertEsketh,whoistheretopurchasesomeoftheMaharajah'shorses.She'ssurprisedtomeetanoldfriend,TomRansomewhocametoRanchipursevenyearsbeforetomoxia.ccpainttheMaharajah'sportraitandjuststayedon.Ransomehasdevelopedsomethingofareputation-forwomanizinganddrinkingtoomuch-butthat'sOKwithEdwinawhoisboredandlookingforfun.Shesoonmeetsthelocaldoctor,thehardworkingandseriousMajorRamaSafti.Hedoesn'timmediatelyrespondtoheradvancesbutwhentheseasonalrainscome,disasterstrikeswhenadamfails,floodingmuchofthecountryside.Diseasesoonsetsinandeveryone,includingRansomeandEdwina,workatanon-stoppacetosaveasmanyaspossible.SaftideeplyadmiresEdwina'ssacrificebutfateintervenes.