Keepers of the Old Faith

Three men bound by a childhood promise. One became a tyrant. One became a traitor, and one is stuck in the middle.Before the crown corrupted him, Balor was just a boy who swore a blood oath to Kai Sorion and Garon of the House of the Feathered Host. Now he is a mad king purging anyone who clings to the old faith.Kai has spent years as the blade that carries out Balor's orders. Unable to reconcile the friend he loved with the monster he's become, Kai abandons the capital under cover of night, dragging a confused Garon along on one final, desperate gamble into the unknown.But the world beyond the citadel walls isn't what Kai expected.When they stumble straight into the camp of the rebellion, Kai is instantly drawn to Thais, a woman leading a war against the king who slaughtered everything she ever knew.What Kai doesn't know is that he was there the night it happened.The King's once-loyal dog is not a welcome ally. And they all have secrets.A black-winged Ancient has claimed Kai as her vessel, whispering promises of absolution if he helps her reclaim her throne.As Kai's impossible feelings for Thais grow, the entity's whispers turn into a suffocating, possessive rage.This war was never about religion. It's a front for a cosmic conspiracy that stretches past the four rivers of a withering prison.Caught in the center of a game played by men and monsters alike, Kai has to decide who to betray first: his king, the gods, or the woman whose life he already destroyed once.