Two years after Prince Heiko witnessed the death of his father during the 91st Battle of Tyton, and subsequently, the defeat of his kingdom, he was sent to the gates of the victor, armed with nothing but empty words and a command from his elder brother to form a treaty of peace. 

Two years after General Celestino Adesso released the arrow that felled the great king of Simo, he is presented with the youngest of his sons. Though barely a man at seventeen summers, the prince was far from wet behind the ears. In fact, his tactful yet brazen form of statecraft vaulted him far beyond his years. Coupled with his draconian mannerisms, and a knack for callous pleasure, it was only a matter of time before Celestino caught a whiff of something sinister. 

But Prince Heiko was no fool. He was betting heavily on that sharp nose. He wanted a sense of dubiety to gnaw at the general. He needed to create mistrust in his elder brother in order to build credence in himself. Because he knew of Celestino Adesso, and of the illustrious king he served. He knew they wouldn't trust him over his elder brother any more than they would trust a raincloud to bring sun. He knew that to those men, he wasn't honorable, and because of that, he was forced to play the games he was known for. The ones that conspired in the dead of night, the ones that spoke no words but shifted kingdoms. The ones that could obtain the allegiance of General Celestino. Little did the young prince know, however, allegiance was not all he would obtain. But no matter how much Heiko wanted to offer the man what he desired, he could not - not while bound to the gods. 

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Hey guys, I want to write a bit of a love note to you. 


Basically, this story has been in the works for a few years now (as it generally goes with novels at this length). The process of publication was arduous, to say the least. While traditional publication seemed to be my knee-jerk answer, I soon came to realize that the story wouldn't likely fit mainstream, commercial stories - even in the fantasy genre. 


Eventually, I got to the point where I just wanted someone to read it. Initially, I posted it on a sister platform (which caught the eye of a WN editor - woohoo!) and here we are. At first, it was daunting to see other stories with millions of readers, and mine with barely four figures, but now, at 88K views, all I feel is gratitude. 


On that note, I do wish there was more of a way to interact with my readers, but, for now: DezerayZ is numero uno with patronage. You've been with me damn near since the beginning! And you gifted me an ice cola - my favorite drink! Chavalon13 fed me a delicious pizza, and that made my week when I saw it! TheLazyDeathgod posted the first analysis comment regarding the story - something that is so cool to me. Debating symbolism and possible motives is my favorite past time. The only difference now is that I have all the correct answer (*insert evil laugh*) Lastly, for now.... Boingnoises... I was following your string of comments, trying to figure out which chapters hit harder than others and reinvigorated my motivation to power on! Please continue this. I beg of you. 


Now for the fun stuff! Thought it was high time for some pronunciation! Most probably don't need this, but I know I always wished fantasy stories came with pronunciation guides, so for those who think like me, here we go...! Forgive my grossly incorrect use of phonetics :). 


(Got the soft g and the hard g working here) 


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