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He saved a fortress. Now he must survive a court.
Kevin Ho, the Clayborn Strategist, is no longer a lost outsider. He is a hero of the Silver Dragon faction, a master of the mysterious Mandate of Heaven, and the man who holds the heart of its fierce heir, Xiao Li. But victory has a price. The war for survival is over; the war for the future has begun.
Thrust into the viper's nest of sect politics, Kevin must navigate a world of poisoned smiles, ancient grudges, and a brilliant rival who offers Xiao Li everything he cannot: stability, tradition, and a legacy. As a shadowy, ancient empire stirs from legend, its whispers promising him a guaranteed path home, Kevin is forced to confront a brutal question: To change a corrupt world, must you become part of its corruption?
The choices he makes will forge an empire, shatter a trust, and baptize him in a river of blood. To protect the woman he loves and the people he's sworn to defend, Kevin must become more than a strategist. He must become a monster. And learn to live with the ghost of the man he used to be.