The Horse and The Ox

For generations, the Prairie has lived beyond the reach of the great kingdoms of the East-a quiet land built by a Farmer, guarded by his children, and sustained by traditions older than anyone remembers.
But the world is changing.

In the East, the will of a King reaches farther than his armies. Debts become chains. Nobles compete for power. Cities rise and fall beneath the weight of silver, and those who cannot serve the Empire are marked as Undesirables.

Then there is Pride.

Once a nameless boy wandering through the Forest, he has become a young lord, a merchant, and the leader of a growing people. With a handful of loyal companions, he is building roads, freeing the indebted, bringing new inventions to distant lands-and quietly challenging the system that made him powerful.

Across the Empire, Glory has known a very different life. Born the King's firstborn, she has been raised among palaces, servants, and ancient expectations. But when she crosses paths with the Cowboy, she begins to see the kingdom of her father-and the people within it-in a way she never has before.

Now the Princess must choose between the safety of the life she was born to inherit and the dangerous road ahead.

Because some secrets are buried beneath kingdoms.
Some debts cannot be paid with silver.
And some people are not meant to inherit the world as it is-
but to change it.