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A throne stolen. An exile in chains. A kingdom on the brink of war. After a victorious campaign against the Islanders to the North, King Elbert returns to find his crown usurped and his city in flames. Rallying his battle-weary troops, he swears to reclaim his throne and cement his legacy as Artanzia’s greatest king. Far away on the Isles, Grimm White-Eyes sits in chains, betrayed by an ally and condemned to death by a man he once considered his brother. As the axe looms near, he waits for the slimmest chance to escape and take his revenge.

Elbert of Artanzia finds himself in a precarious position. After stealing the throne from his older brother, he finds himself newly crippled and low on friends. The nobles want to undermine him while the populace wants to depose him. In a desperate attempt to keep his power, he launches a campaign against the barbarian islanders to the north—something that no king has ever done.

For thousands of years, elves, and non-humans alike had lived freely until humans colonized their land and forced them into hiding and subjugation. After years of living as slaves or second-class citizens, the elves rebelled, but their uprising failed, and humans remained victorious. Mario Deschamps, a new graduate of the Knight’s College, sets off to complete his first deed, an accomplishment that will grant him knighthood and into the ordo equestris.