At the tender age of ten, the Crown Prince—accompanied only by his Eight Guards and a chosen youthful attendant—ventured into a foreign land as a hostage to seal a grand alliance. Behind him, the State of Chen united with one heart, successfully crushing the invading hordes.
Yet, fortunes shifted like the clouds. A sudden coup within the State of Wei upended the balance of power, forcing the Prince to break through the siege alone. On the long road back to his kin, he endured a gauntlet of tr