Lance Colton was born into struggle; raised in the poorest household in the eastern district, he knew nothing but hunger and hardship. Every coin he earned went to his father's medical care, leaving nothing for himself, his wife, or their daughter. But hope rises when Lance is enlisted into the army. Betrayed, ridiculed, and powerless, Lance makes a vow. He will return not as a beggar but as a legend. He will carve his name into history and crush those who mocked his family. But will the battlefield forge him into a hero or break him before he can fulfill his promise?