Tristan's Reckoning

Tristan was born to be king, but the mountains of Doreth taught him first to be a shepherd.From his youth, Tristan learned that strength was not given for pride, power was not given for appetite, and a crown was never meant to serve the man who wore it. A true king guarded the weak, carried the burden of his people, and answered first to Yah-Roi.Then betrayal strikes Gershan.A poisoned king. Forged documents. A legal coup dressed in righteous language. A kingdom fractured by ambition and fear. When Tristan is pulled into the center of a war he did not start, he must decide what kind of man he will become when every easy road demands compromise.Beside him stands Alana, the woman who chose him before the crown had fully settled on his head. Between them is love, loyalty, and the fragile hope of a family that may not survive the schemes of men who worship power more than truth. As enemies close in and the cost of kingship rises, Tristan must face the question that has followed him from the high meadows to the throne room.What is a king?Tristan's Reckoning is a faith-anchored epic fantasy about covenant, sacrifice, political deception, warrior shepherds, and the dangerous mercy of a king who learns that authority is not proven by what a man can take, but by what he is willing to lay down.