The family never chose to become part of a royal secret. Living in exile themselves, they are forced by an old debt to take in a nameless child, hide his origins and make sure the past cannot follow him. What begins as obligation slowly becomes something no command had planned: a real family. They are neither fearless nor heroic. They know what discovery could cost them, and fear shapes many of their choices. But over the years the boy stops being a burden entrusted to them and becomes one of their own. When obedience and loyalty to him finally come into conflict, blood proves to be only one way a family can be made. Related perspectives: The Silent Flame shows why the child was sent away in the first place. Foreign Soil follows his life as a stranger in exile, while The Family Pt. 2 returns to this bond years later, when he finally understands what his foster family risked for him.
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