<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A dragon's scale a tile from the abandoned temple an arrow from the Rakaron Kingdom a writ of a noble and a flower from the Field of Death. These are the items the king demands of competitors in the GoulCrest Games and its victors will be awarded a prize most Vestovians can only dream of: lordship.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>For Pria exiled from her traditionalist family of nomadic warriors the GoulCrest Games are a chance to prove she is the best fighter Rancor Clan has ever produced. For Tayla a starving peasant girl they are a chance to find the safety and comfort she was denied in childhood. For Ranto a rebel-scholar cast out of the dwarven Undergrounds they are a chance to honor the memory of his beloved. And for Jaze a half-Rakaron wanderer they are a chance to finally find acceptance.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Though their bond begins shakily and is riddled with mistrust these four black sheep of their respective communities eventually tighten into a found family prepared to face the perils of the Games-and eventually of GoulCrest itself.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Content Warning: assault rape death depression emotional abuse physical abuse racism. Reader discretion is advised. This book may not be suitable for everyone. Reader discretion is advised</span></p>