The First Step Toward the Sword

1 Introduction 

2 The Boy in the Rain 

3 The Boy Who Wasn’t a Prince 

4 Your Highness 

5 The Orphan at the Palace 

6 The Prince’s New Friend 

7 The Crown Prince’s Promise 

8 The Promise Begins 

9 The Boy Who Stayed 

10 The Prince’s Secret Place 

11 The Day They Were Separated 

12 Letters from Afar 

13 The Boy Who Came Back 

14 The Prince’s Shadow 

15 The First Crack in the Wall 

16 The Distance Between Us 

17 The King’s Warning 

18 The First Step Toward the Sword 

19 The Royal Guard’s Promise 

20 The Name Only You Can Say 

21 Rumors 

22 A Name That Cannot Be Shared 

23 A Place Beside Me 

24 The Forbidden Name 