He was the beloved grandson of the kingdom's most powerful minister, with an extraordinary talent for martial arts. Yet at the age of eight, his maternal grandfather insisted he return home and spend ten years studying poetry, etiquette, music, strategy, calligraphy, and painting.
When he returned, the prosperous world was already roiling with undercurrents.
A graceful young man, brimming with ambition,
he would take up the martial path once more. Could he reach its peak
and protect the people of the realm?