He survived exile, outlasted poverty, and earned a seat at the king’s table.
Now all he has to do is build a navy, face a sea monster, and find a way
home.
Horatio Salientia is a frog-man turned royal minister on a mission that keeps
getting bigger than it looks. What starts as a search for the right captain leads
to a partnership forged in the jaws of a sea beast, a burning ship on the
horizon, and a trail of ancient enemies pushing toward open war.
But when a letter from his homeland surfaces, the real mission begins.
Horatio has spent a decade running from the ruins of everything he loved.
Going back means facing what he left behind, what survived without him, and
what has been waiting in the dark.
As threats close in from every angle, the line between duty and truth becomes
impossible to walk. Assassins. Sea battles. Old betrayals with sharp edges.
And somewhere beneath it all, a secret that could shatter the world or save it.
This is the kind of adventure where the action never stops and the heart
never lets you look away.
Is home a place you return to, or a truth you have to earn?