[A king is not chosen by blood. He is chosen by the people he protects.] Assan Kravaryn (15 years old at the beginning) A hidden bastard son of Princess Llyana Kravaryn, raised as a commoner and unaware of his true lineage. Assan has spent his entire life believing he is ordinary. He is not chasing power. He is not searching for a crown. He does not want greatness. He only wants to make up for one moment where he failed. The day Veyrholm burned. When Assan wakes beneath the ashes of his destroyed home, he believes he failed everyone who needed him. That guilt becomes the foundation of his journey. He sets out not to reclaim a throne, but to protect people who cannot protect themselves. Along the way, he discovers that leadership is not something one is born into. It is something people earn.

In a distant future, Troy's home-world is set upon and his Destiny is forever changed. No longer able to live a simple life of a farmer he must adapt or perish. This follows the events of Troy's life as we find out how he becomes the savior of the galaxy.