Manheim
Stalsgard, Arszden Kingdom
1115 A.C.
"A king's crown is only as strong as his bloodline.
But even one such as a king is always wise to choose his heir with the utmost care, for the head that is denied a crown will always turn for a sword to settle his debts.
And a sharpened sword in the hands of any embittered man will always aim to draw blood — for only blood will pay for blood.
And the truth is, when the time comes... any heir will either be delivered the crown or wear one torn off a dead king's head."
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The Shards of My Soul
FantasyIn the northern royal kingdom of Arszden, nothing is as it seems. Being one of the oldest of the Fourteen Kingdoms, time has made its history both fact and fairytale, and to this day, nobody knows which is more accurate, either fantasy or reality. K...
