17 Marks

They live in a world where markings are everything. The more you have the more powerful you are. The King, Matrophe, has yet to have a child with more markings than him, an age-old tradition that may crumble to pieces. So he enlists the help of some shady people and soon has a son with 72 markings, the most ever documented, even surpassing the King's 68, but there's a catch. The boy has a twin brother with a mere 17 markings, a number that low is unheard of, especially with royalty. Matrophe would've gotten rid of him one way or another, but there would be too many questions from the people and his deal would've been broken. So he does what he can, he hides the weakest son away from the kingdom and leave him with the care of the castle staff, trying his best to forget, but with a new problem emerging, it won't be as easy as it was.