Hill walked slowly to the castle. Today he would come of age and leave the city. Hill's position is actually somewhat awkward, his father, the Earl of Pelast, had three sons from three wives, and he was the middle one. According to the rules of the kingdom of Sarar, when the non-firstborn reaches adulthood at the age of 16, he takes a fortune and splits it up. Mother of the earl's eldest son, Manton, of noble birth. As the daughter of the Duke of Klaar, she had a rich dowry. But his...