1) Sam took up the mantle of King the moment hemarried Aurelan. Winona was stupidly happy to step down from her position asQueen Regent so she could return to her position at the head of the Stellar DefenseForce. Jim tried to follow her, even though he was just 14 at the time. She didnot allow him.
2) He made oh so many newspaper headlines in theensuing years throwing public fits- incarceration, destruction of property,wild partying… the time he spent in one of their colonies on the moon was… notcovered. Of course, all records of that colony hardly existed in public vieweither, so- there’s that. He hasn’t beenallowed to leave the atmosphere of Feiga since, enflaming his desire to escape.
3) The Enterprise appears over Feiga when he’s 23. It is helmed by Captain Pike. Other membersof the going away party sent by Winona to meet Sam- King George XII, whatever- includeSpock, an alien of curiously subdued nature that stands out sharply against thecolorful and energetic bustle of Feiga’s capital city, Yures Daw. (Ittranslates roughly to Silver Tree. Yures is a species of tree native,obviously, to Feiga. A typical form of this flora has a lifespan of almost a millenniumbut are usually quite dark of bark), Dr Boyce, a friendly, intuitive older man, and a stoic woman he only comes to know as “Number One”
4) He causes an intergalactic incident when he slipsaway from his escort during a kindly-offered tour of the Enterprise’s lesssensitive areas, fakes a transport down to the planet and hides on the ship. Heeven steals a yellow uniform, the devious bastard, though he had no chance.Everyone on the ship knows everyone, and what’s more… there happen to be twoand a half stripes on the sleeves, dead giveaway.
5) Winona may not be on his side, but Sam is. He acceptsdiplomats to work on a provisionary trade agreement between Feiga and theFederation, possibly an entry into the Federation itself in a few decades… ifthey’ll allow one of their high-profile citizens to join Starfleet. (Guesswhich one.)