The Unseen Duke

Synopsis

Veylord, born a prince and blessed with unnatural speed, lived a life of privilege as the Duke of the capital, son to the Windborn Sovereign, Theobald. But his gilded existence shattered when his parents discovered his secret thievery. Banished and sold into slavery, Veylord endured two years of hardship. It was in the depths of despair that he found an unlikely friend, a bond forged in shared suffering and whispered hopes. Their camaraderie, however, was brutally severed by a devastating fire. In the chaos of escape, his friend sacrificed himself, an arrow piercing his chest, his dying words a desperate plea: “Just keep running…” Veylord's story is one of profound loss and the making of a legend. Cast out from his birthright and haunted by the ghost of his past, he runs. He runs from the flames, from the arrows, from the memory of his friend, and from the prince he once was. This is the tale of how a boy, stripped of everything, became the unseen, a whisper in the wind, a shadow in the woods, forever marked by the tragedy that forged him. Written from Veylord's perspective, this fantasy novel delves into themes of betrayal, friendship, and the enduring power of grief for young adults who crave a story with emotional depth and a touch of the mythic.