After losing his partner to an unknown illness, King Thomas was left to raise his twin sons, Roman and Remus, all by himself. Thankfully, he had the help of his loyal servants, Joan and Talyn, to care for the two princes while he continued to run the kingdom all on his own.
Skip to a few years later, the twins were now twenty-one years old and were both next in line for the throne.
King Thomas declared Roman as the new ruler of their kingdom, and supported Remus in his decision of becoming the Captain of their family ship, "The Dragon Witch", so he could travel to neighboring kingdoms and formally settle an agreement with them, or offer any of their tradeable goods in exchange for theirs.
All was well, to say the least.
Up until a month has passed with no Remus in sight. Usually, he'd be back from his "missions" (as he so liked to call them) in a matter of days, a week at best, but he hasn't shown up nor showed signs of returning.
Thomas worried something bad might have happened to him.
And unfortunately, he was right.
Find out what happens next in...
The King and The Captain.
Janus Owens would do absolutely anything in his power for his little brother Virgil.
The chances of a sixteen-year-old getting adopted weren't very large, when you throw in Janus's medical history, and the fact that he and Virgil are pretty much a package deal, the chances came down to pretty much zero.
Virgil however... Sweet, kind, nine-year-old Virgil didn't suffer from any visible health issues (not like Janus who was all but covered in burn scars). Now he still had a chance. And the agency was more than aware of that. So when a great opportunity comes along that might just end with at least one of the Owen's brothers finding a home Janus is presented with their 'wonderful' and 'brilliant' decision that would in the end 'be better for everyone'.
Virgil and Janus would be separated.
Virgil would go on to be fostered by a family who was looking to adopt and Janus would remain in foster care until he too found a family (unlikely) or until he aged out.
And after being presented with all of the information, and being assured he'd still be able to visit him he agreed.
Oh what a mistake that turned out to be.