Glaived
Ash and Stone is a medieval political saga.
It follows a common-born soldier who rises to knighthood after rescuing the heir of a noble house, during a time of conflict.
Though hailed as a Knight, his reward is not glory, but responsibility: a small monetary grant and a rugged stretch of frontier land. There, as a newly made Landed Knight and sworn vassal, he must transform wilderness into stability while navigating jealousy from older nobles, unrest among settlers, frontier raiders, and the subtle politics of a lordship still recovering from war.
At its heart, the story explores:
The tension between friendship and hierarchy
The burden of fealty and reputation
The politics of founding a new noble house
The struggle to build permanence from the ashes of war
It is not merely a tale of battle - it is a story of governance, loyalty, ambition, and the slow, dangerous work of turning ash into stone.