Introduction: Brun, a weary soldier, and Ulrich, a disgraced officer, had fallen into a routine of lazy swordplay and comfy mercenary gigs.Until they found the child. Mute and unflinching, the orphan's wellbeing falls to the two sellswords as they try to learn more about the shadowy influences seeking the boy. Navigating a war-torn land, pursued by an empire that measures its wealth in souls and misery, their mettle and loyalty to each other will be tested as they face a choice: abandon the child or defy a living god. In a world where mercy is scarce, there is no way of knowing how this tale ends....