THE PALADIN'S PROMISE

In a realm on the brink of civil war, a lowly squire must navigate a web of political intrigue and treachery to unravel an assassination plot, all while confronting a heart-wrenching choice between love and duty, unaware that a hidden adversary sees him as the very weapon they have forged.

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Rantic Rosen dreams of becoming a paladin, a dragoon of the church with powerful sidearms known as “dragons” (that spit fire and death like the legendary beasts). The church’s monopoly over paladins and their dragons gives it unrivaled power in the Remn, a land plagued by injustice and simmering with rebellion.

 

Rantic serves as squire to Clinton Leatherwood, a famed paladin and circuit-riding constable, as he travels the Remn, promoting peace, justice, and the church’s interests. But Rantic’s life changes when an ancient beast, thought myth, attacks Rantic and slays Leatherwood’s apprentice, forcing Rantic to take his place. He quickly learns that being a paladin is not as simple as the action stories he had been told as a child. He and Leatherwood must unravel a dark conspiracy behind the murder of the Consul before it ignites civil war, while facing enemies, false allies, and ancient horrors, all determined to thwart them.

 

As he delves deeper into the mystery, he discovers a dark secret (and an infatuation that blossoms into more) about his own bloodline that could change the fate of the world. Torn between his duty and his destiny, Rantic must make a choice: to embrace the darkness within him and save humanity from a terrible future or resist his heritage and uphold his promises to those he loves.