Driven to a town unfamiliar to him, he remembers nothing before that. No memory of belonging, no recollection of his name or his mother's face, only her pleas to her father not to separate them. Yet, who would listen? There, abandoned beside a fortress and under the watch of a stern guard, the boy became acquainted with the consequences of being an unacknowledged offspring, born against all odds. A boy who only understood hunger and a yearning for warmth, bound for a court where he would endure endless suffering, persecution, heartbreak, and training as an assassin. He would face loneliness unbearable, taste the bitterness of loss more than he ever imagined, and learn the meaning of pain in the harshest ways. Will there be light at the end of the tunnel? Will the court show kindness to such a boy, or will it be harsh, knowing only the lash of the whip? Will he ever find anything to dispel his solitude? Or remain alone until his end, whether soon or far off? Amidst battles between kingdoms and a merciless royal court, under the watchful eyes of those only seeking their benefit, Fitz would suffer the consequences of a sin he didn’t commit.