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Herald of Steel

Waking up inside the ruins of an orphanage, Alexander finds himself chained and sold to slavery. A modern metallurgist, trapped in ancient times, watch as he tries to play with the cards fate dealt him. He will make plate armor, invent paper, build roads, teach governance and many more, as he tries to carve a place for himself. But how can such things not attract jealous eyes? The naval superpower- Cantagena, The unstoppable army of- Exolas, The superpower of the east- Adhania, The mercantile confederation- Sybarsis, The religious fanatics- Iyizarid, And the ever-present- Barbarians of the Barren Forrest, All want something from each other. In this ocean of sharks, follow a small carp as it struggles to leap through the dragon gate and establish a dynasty to outlast them all. The cover is not mine. If you are the owner of this cover, comment and I will remove it.

FerriticMatrix · War
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Meeting Lady Felicia (Part-6)

"Lord Alexander, the reason why I revealed everything to you is simply because I only want to live a quiet life with my daughter."

"I really do not care for much else."

As Lady Felicia finished Alexander's query about the hypothetical fate of her husband, she afterward added this, before turning to face Alexander and saying in a pleading voice, 

"Living with him is no longer possible for us. If he finds out I talked ….I …I will be killed! No …both of us!" 

"That's why I wish for you to give us asylum, my lord!"

At this point, Lady Felicia's voice quickly turned sharp pitched, as she rapidly shook her head, 

"We don't need much!" 

"I heard that you said that you were willing to give us 200 ropals a month stipend if Lapitus died."

"I just hope that you will consider giving us that and a house in your city."

"I know that this was the original agreement, but please, I'm desperate,"