Turbeldy that he was not the son of a duke, but he stole the coins from one to trick her into giving him a place to stay. He continued to give her coins for two weeks until he took with a fever, and confessed to Mrs. Turbeldy tells Conner about how Sage got into the orphanage by paying her a silver coin and saying that he was the son of a dead duke from Avenia. Conner asks Sage if he has any training and what his father did. Sage mentions how they do not get along well at all. The two make their way back to the orphanage. He is stopped by Bevin Conner, who pays for the roast and helps Sage to his feet. Turbeldy's Orphanage for Disadvantaged Boys, but the butcher catches up and starts to kick Sage. The book begins with 14 year old Sage, who is attempting to steal a roast from the butcher. As Sage moves from a rundown orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end, may very well prove more dangerous than all of the lies taken together.Īn extraordinary adventure filled with danger and action, lies and deadly truths that will have readers clinging to the edge of their seats. But ] rivals, and, have their own agendas as well.
Sage knows that motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point - he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. To unify the divided people, Bevin Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing.
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