Chapter 14
His people. Trystan had always been the kingdom’s prince. The day he’d been named Toha had changed his world. His father’s words came back to him now, and he closed his eyes.
You are to be the kingdom’s shield against the darkness. Their hope.
He’d barely had time to perform the function of Toha and now he was king.
So, yes, they were his people before, but now it was… more. He held their oaths in the palm of his hand. Their lives sat on the edge of his blade.
And he was ready.
Not in the sense that he knew what he was doing, because he didn’t. But he would learn. He’d grow. He wanted to lead them. Needed to create their path.
He ran a shaky hand through his hair as he stood on the long balcony surrounded by redbrick pillars. What would his father say of him now? Would he
