Lord Benard Vayne was born to protect his people. Beloved by his town, respected for his sword arm and selfless heart, he would do anything to shield Dahira from the creeping threat of war. But when a mysterious emissary offers him aid against a rising dark power, Benny makes an oath that changes everything.
Now, something ancient has taken root inside him.
As the rogue magus Athos moves in the shadows, burning villages as he aims to take over the entire country, Benny begins to unravel the truth: Athos doesn’t just want to conquer the realm. He wants Benny. Body, soul, and all.
With strange whispers infecting his mind and a dark magic pulsing beneath his skin, Benny must race to uncover Athos’s true plan while holding his crumbling self together. But the deeper he digs, the more he realizes: he might not be the hero in this story.
Political fantasy | Slow-burn emotional tension | Found family | Magical warfare | Queer characters | Enemies among allies
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