Each year the Kingdom of Khearia throws a festival in remembrance of one of their most beloved kings who had tragically perished along with his wife and second son. His first son, Prince Fabian, was the only one to survive. Witnesses claimed his crowning as king was just as sombre as his family's funeral, with not a single smile volunteered. James had lived on the streets since he was nine years old. He fought for survival with his relic sword, Eris, and lives a dangerous but profitable life killing for money. But, at the age of twenty-five, James received a request from a client who refused to be identified. It was a request that would threaten the life he had built-- tear down everything he'd made. A request that, once he heard, he knew he wouldn't be allowed to live and refuse. A request to kill King Fabian. [Book 1 in the Red King series]