At seven, he is sent to the capital as a hostage in his younger brother’s place. A modern orphan reborn as a prince’s heir, he finally believes he has found a family worth protecting. For thirteen years, he plays the fool, hiding his mind and strength while waiting for the day he can return home and repay them. But when he finally comes back, the family he sacrificed everything for greets him with cold betrayal. Cast out with nothing, he walks away from the name that abandoned him—and begins building his own power from the fields up. The fool they discarded is about to become the man no kingdom can ignore.
