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

".... did you not dislike the Pasha? I remember you wanted to annul the engagement when you turned eighteen."

The young princess very subtly frowned at her mother's reminder of this, trying very hard not to crease her eyebrows in such a public setting.

As a royal princess, she had been taught very strictly about such etiquettes, and she would never dare appear so inelegant.

Yet, it took just one look at how she was clenching her fair, small fist against the expensive silverware to know her true thoughts.

"Ro… Royal Mother, I was simply foolish. Please do not bring it up." The recently turned sixteen year old finally chimed in a low voice, lightly heaving her still blossoming bosom to calm herself down.

The underlying meaning was clear- she no longer wished to separate and wanted her mother's help to deliver the message.

Queen and Princess (Part-2)