In the tiny kingdom of Merdia, all true power belongs to one royal child: the gift bearer. Prince Tobiah, gift bearer of his generation, is universally adored and hated. Unexpectedly, his bodyguards are murdered without cause and the highest tier of society falls victim to a terrible plague. The only qualified few who escape are five unproven cadets who are given the doomed mission of guarding the prince. With a darkness growing in the north and the prince himself the only likely suspect for the murders, it is down to the unlikely allies to save the vanished princess, find a cure for the plague and never lose sight of the prince. And that's only the beginning of a war against darkness...
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