Every oath carries a price. This one costs a kingdom.
The Great Knight swore an oath to the dead king: to keep the prince alive.
Bound by that oath, Robert Hanlon rides into exile with Gabriel Edenfield, the last surviving heir of a conquered house. Hunted by the armies that destroyed his kingdom, Gabriel is all that remains of a fallen bloodline, and there are powerful men who will stop at nothing to see him dead.
But the war that shattered House Edenfield is only beginning.
In the East, House Tanis sits upon a stolen throne. Queen Leona's ambition has forged a dynasty through conquest, yet rivalry and resentment simmer beneath her own roof. In the West, kings and lords watch the growing power of House Tanis with unease as old alliances begin to crack.
As loyalties fracture and crowns are contested, Gabriel's survival may decide the fate of more than a single bloodline.
For in Mi'dern, every oath carries a price, and every kingdom must pay it.
