FerriticMatrix

Waking up inside the ruins of an orphanage, Alexander finds himself chained and sold to slavery.
A modern metallurgist, trapped in ancient times, watch as he tries to play with the cards fate dealt him.
He will make plate armor, invent paper, build roads, teach governance and many more, as he tries to carve a place for himself.
But how can such things not attract jealous eyes?
The naval superpower- Cantagena,
The unstoppable army of- Exolas, 
The superpower of the east- Adhania,
The mercantile confederation- Sybarsis, 
The religious fanatics- Iyizarid, 
And the ever-present- Barbarians of the Barren Forrest,
All want something from each other.
In this ocean of sharks, follow a small carp as it struggles to leap through the dragon gate and establish a dynasty to outlast them all.

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Herald of Steel

After Alexander had finished his meeting with Lady Miranda and Lord Cassius that morning, he had spent much of the post time trying to think of an offer he could offer to Miss Linda that would satisfy both sides.

And this was the best he could come up with- letting the infant Quentin become the head of the family while Lady Miranda acted as his regent while he came of age.

Thus the plan was to basically replace Marcus with his cousin.

This way, Miss Linda would be able to at last gain the throne that she had oh so desired, while Lady Miranda would still be able to run the family as she had been for the last four years, letting things keep spinning as they were.

As for what happens when Quentin comes of age, that was a problem for then.

But Alexander suspected Lady Miranda would be able to cement her power within that time to kick Quentin off the ladder.

Miss Linda's Tirade