[Web Rulers Weave 01] • The Web Rulers Weave · Ruins of Unity

When Ryecard Starling’s son kills two capital-born drunkards, word spreads throughout the kingdom that the lad must be executed. Complicating matters is Ryecard’s brother-like relationship with King Erick Romerian; the man specifically responsible for ordering his son’s death. If the lad is pardoned, the capital-born will revolt. If the lad is executed, the king will lose his most powerful friend and ally. Either direction, the young kingdom grows brittle as enemies both old and new stand poised to invade. White and black are not without overlap. Neither are friend and foe. After all, Ryecard and Erick are not the only rulers weaving webs in the realm.