Introducing the custard protocol series, in which Prudence, daughter of Alexia Maccon Akeldama travels to India for queen and country ... and the perfect pot of tea. When Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama is bequeathed an unexpected dirigible, she does what any sensible female under similar circumstances would do – she christens it The spotted Custard and floates off to India. Soon, she stumbles upon a plot involving local dissidents, a kidnapped brigadier's wife and some awfully familiar Scottish werewolves. Faced with a dire crises ( and an embarrassing lack of bloomers), Rue must rely on her good breeding - and her metanatural abilities – to get to the bottom of it all...