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At the decisive moment, the lord’s soldiers arrived confident and hungry; what they found was a people unwilling to be moved. They met unexpected resistance—not because of a single great wound inflicted by one blade, but because the palace, its wing, and the river were defended by a web: allies old and new, supplies divested, smugglers turned couriers, and songs that told of the land’s worth. The lord retreated, his banners limp with disappointment.

Too often in this genre, the protagonist is either incredibly dense or frustratingly weak until the last second. The "Blessed Hero" (let’s be real, Sir Alistair is a gem) is different. He is competent, kind, and genuinely honored by his position. the blessed hero and the four concubine princesses top