Free Short Story
A future king must forge his own crown, and learn that true leadership isn’t inherited. It’s earned through the callused hands of work and the humility of knowing his people. A royal heir’s easy sense of duty becomes a real education under a master craftsman, who teaches him that the weight of a crown means nothing if you don’t understand the weight of responsibility.
For readers of Terry Pratchett, The Stormlight Archive, and The Wheel of Time.