A sketch for a fantasy (mythic, heroic) As a youth, Brant flees his homeland which has been conquered by the augeruch. He vows to one day return and free those he knows. That is some way off. He hires himself out to trader caravans and learns the trade of a mercenary, travelling the Northland steppes, the far off Khaif empire and beyond, even to the fabled city of Hrim The realm of Tyrikhon has fallen on hard times. Princess Aralie is to be bartered by her uncle, who rules in place of her assassinated father. She is kept prisoner in the town of Orby. Not far away bands of mercenaries gather, waiting for an opportunity. Things are looking bleak. Through the nearby forest a lone wanderer approaches...