The age is in turmoil. The lords carve up the land, and the court is torn by infighting. Who is the mastermind behind it all? Who will contend for supremacy in the Central Plains? He bows to no one, hiding away in the mountains, enduring isolation as he secretly builds his power. How fortunate the ancient pines on this lonely mountain are, untouched by the world's descent into ruin and free from worry...
