"Go. Flee. Go west. Wait for the King to die. Then return with a new name. A nobleman's name. Bide your time until there's a problem only Grisha can solve. Then the King must embrace us" Aleksander had been in exile for too long, following his mother's advice, after creating the Fold. When he comes back to his shattered country alone, he portrays a new character named Captain Kiril, aiming for a different kind of power: a political one, a title. This is the story of how he chose a nobleman's name, long time before the birth of Alina Starkov. "We need to safeguard all Grisha. We need to teach them how to fight" ~Aleksander
19 parts