In the imperial court, Duke Reinhardt is revered as the undisputed pillar of the realm, but everyone whispers in terror of his illegitimate younger brother, Ian. Branded from childhood as the family's rabid attack dog, Ian handles the blood-soaked executions, espionage purges, and clandestine assassinations that keep the ducal household untainted by scandal. Feared by nobles and hated by commoners, Ian lived solely as a lethal weapon until a treacherous poisoning ended his violent existence.
Opening his eyes five years prior to his assassination, Ian returns with cold clarity and an intimate knowledge of every noble conspirator planning his family's downfall. Rather than playing the compliant attack dog for a household that betrayed him, Ian resolves to break his metaphorical leash and unleash his vicious instincts for his own ambition. Turning his savage blade upon corrupt ministers and imperial schemers, the ducal mad dog begins hunting his former masters in an unforgiving game of political slaughter.
In the imperial court, Duke Reinhardt is revered as the undisputed pillar of the realm, but everyone whispers in terror of his illegitimate younger brother, Ian. Branded from childhood as the family's rabid attack dog, Ian handles the blood-soaked executions, espionage purges, and clandestine assassinations that keep the ducal household untainted by scandal. Feared by nobles and hated by commoners, Ian lived solely as a lethal weapon until a treacherous poisoning ended his violent existence.
Opening his eyes five years prior to his assassination, Ian returns with cold clarity and an intimate knowledge of every noble conspirator planning his family's downfall. Rather than playing the compliant attack dog for a household that betrayed him, Ian resolves to break his metaphorical leash and unleash his vicious instincts for his own ambition. Turning his savage blade upon corrupt ministers and imperial schemers, the ducal mad dog begins hunting his former masters in an unforgiving game of political slaughter.
