A Trial Story

Kain Gardos is a washed-up adventurer who spends his days nursing cheap beer in a dusty tavern, ignoring the job notices on the wall and the tab he never pays. At thirty-eight, he looks like a tired old man—but the scar on his left hand and the sword at his hip tell a different story. When he casually takes down five thugs in half a second, the quiet life he's been clinging to starts to crack. Then a royal messenger arrives with an offer: temporary instructor to the Third Knight Order Blazeforc