Thirteen-year-old Kai Valenhart was born the son of a hero — Garen Valenhart, the Iron Fang of Harnia, a legendary swordsman who gave his life defending Drakensport’s western border. But heroes don’t always leave behind happy endings.

Weeks after Garen’s death, Kai’s mother, Elara, traded blood for power, marrying a viscount to climb the noble ranks and abandoning her son to the cold stone walls of Saint Solenne Orphanage.

Alone, betrayed, and forgotten, Kai swore one thing: he would forge his own path — not as his father’s son, nor his mother’s burden, but as something greater.