Chosen one

Twelve years ago, a young prince was spirited away on horseback as his kingdom fell to a tyrant’s blade. Raised in the dirt and sweat of a peasant farm, Elian—now a young man—believed his greatest burden was the absence of his adoptive brother, Eadgar, who was pressed into a hopeless war. But the past has a way of catching up. When the golden fleur-de-lis of Auremagne crests the hill, Elian’s world burns for a second time. With his adoptive parents in chains and his village in ashes, he is left with nothing but his sister, Cynethryth, and the "stolen" sword Eadgar left behind. Except the sword isn't just steel. As the runes ignite under Elian's touch, he realizes the weapon has been waiting—not for a farmer’s son, but for the rightful King. To save the only family he has left, Elian must navigate a kingdom that wants him dead and reclaim a throne he never knew was his. The boy who lost everything is about to find out exactly who he was born to be.