Chapter 1 — The Coward's Tale

Ten kingdoms that hated each other did the impossible — they stood together against a demon army. The war was won. The peace that followed was built on a story. Years later, at the Heart Academy, a cleaner who ran from that war tells the students the tale of the king the world calls a brother-killer and a traitor. This is that tale, as the world believes it.Ten kingdoms that hated each other did the impossible — they stood together against a demon army. The war was won. The peace that followed was built on a story. Years later, at the Heart Academy, a cleaner who ran from that war tells the students the tale of the king the world calls a brother-killer and a traitor. This is that tale, as the world believes it.Ten kingdoms that hated each other did the impossible — they stood together against a demon army. The war was won. The peace that followed was built on a story. Years later, at the Heart Academy, a cleaner who ran from that war tells the students the tale of the king the world calls a brother-killer and a traitor. This is that tale, as the world believes it.