Faced with ruling families on the brink of war and a society that despises him for his deformity, Riddin Khad, the last dwarven prince of Mordkin, must fight to maintain peace in his city with the only tool his people respect. Violence.

Riddin Khad wasn't meant to survive childbirth.

Born with a deformity in a Dwarven society that only values strength and power, Riddin must rely upon his intelligence to make up for his lack of both, but no matter how hard he tries to be a good prince to his people, he has earned nothing but their disdain.

Now, amidst Mordkin's three ruling families, a fourth name rises: one that threatens the tenuous peace that has held for two hundred years. Riddin will use his name, his intellect, and the promise of his inheritance to try uniting the very people who despise him before war floods the streets of his city with fire and blood.

It will not be enough.

If Riddin Khad wants the power to save his city, he will have to take it.