Of Crowns Blood and Heretics

He never wanted a throne. He only wanted to survive.

Toren was just a blacksmith's son from the mountain towns until the day soldiers tore his world apart. Captured and thrown into the brutal training grounds of a kingdom ruled by a merciless king, Toren is forced to become a weapon for the very empire that destroyed his home.

But Toren is not like the others. Beneath his silence burns a fire: for justice, for vengeance, for the truth buried beneath the lies of the crown. As the years pass, he becomes something more than just a soldier. He becomes a shadow in their ranks, watching, waiting.

When a chance comes to strike at the heart of the regime, Toren takes it. But assassinating a king is no simple task-especially when allies can't be trusted and enemies wear familiar faces. Blood will be spilled. Heretics will rise. And a forgotten legacy will begin to stir.

The crown is bathed in blood, and Toren may be the only one left to wash it clean.