The Firstblood Heir

A sold boy. A stoic protector. A secret that could shatter the world.
For Novik, life has been a cycle of hunger, pain and shadows, when a mysterious lord purchases his service, Novik is swept away from his brutal village to a sprawling estate. There, he finds more than a home; he finds Maven- a stoic soldier whose quiet, steadying hand begins to heal scars of Noviks past.
But safety is a fragile illusion.
When Novik is thrust into a desperate mission to transport a mysterious cache through a storm lashed marshland, he becomes the prey in a hunt he doesn't understand. On one side the Greycloaks are led by a woman who he thought was a memory, now a mage with silver eyes and a terrifying claim.
Caught between a past that refuses to stay buried and a future he never asked for. Novik must decide who to trust as an ancient power begins to stir.