Synopsis

Political upheaval in the midst of a full-scale invasion collapses the Royal House of Aurora. Prince Bolo, inexperienced in warfare and political intrigue flees the country to seek alliances after the death of his father, the king. The invaders are rife along the mountainous borders though and Bolo gets separated from his personal guard. After hiding out, he is forced to return to the city incognito and finds that he must beg on the streets for food. There, he meets the mysterious Emba and Shadow, her faithful hound. Eventually, he falls in with Emba's 'family,' a ragged band of misfits who live communally in an abandoned slum. While the invaders raid the city and drag its citizens off to work in a mine, Bolo captures one of the enemy after wounding him. He brings the enemy soldier to the others, for healing and so they can extract information from him. At first the soldier seems drugged but when he returns to sobriety, he reveals the plans of the invading 'Marchers' and how they will use the drug to conquer Bolo's people. The soldier becomes sympathetic to the beggars after they save his life and agrees to lead some of them to the Marcher encampment, disguised as captives. Refusing to reveal his identity, Bolo convinces the beggars that they must return a relic to the king, one that is in his possession--forfeited from an owed favor. Bolo and the others are willingly captured but fall under the influence of the drug. They must hatch an escape plan before the Marchers fulfill their plans to unearth ancient giants buried under the city and before the Lord of the Marchers turns the mine into a mass grave.

Content Warnings

Violence

All genres

Action, Fantasy, Historical, Romance

Chapters

1. 1. The Beggar King, Chapter 1: Lost And Found
2. 2. The Beggar King, Chapter 2: Discoveries
3. 3. The Beggar King, Chapter 3: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
4. 4. The Beggar King, Chapter 4: Fraternizing With The Enemy
5. 5. The Beggar King, Chapter 5: Something Like A Plan
6. 6. The Beggar King, Chapter 6: The Lord Of The Marchers
7. 7. The Beggar King, Chapter 7: Gratitude