Life is not enough

This is the tale of a kingdom forged from the wilds of the Dark Continent; of the successors to a woman, given as the sacrifice to the war lord who became ruler; whose touch alone brought mercy and whose death divided most. This is the tale of their only child, raised as a soldier, who, as he climbed up the ranks in order to gain his father's approval, found acceptance in the heart of a girl he was never meant to meet. This is the tale of a child, whose intelligence and heart healed a family, and built a nation at the cost of herself. This is the tale of an Empire.