The Hellfire Rebellion

“That pay is rightfully ours,” insisted the miner. “Punishing me won’t change that.” “You do realise I have a seat on the King’s council? I could have you hanged. Consider this a mercy.” The man stepped back, nodding to the whip-bearer. “Strike.” Amid civil unrest and tenuous treaties with their former enemies, the Kingdom is shaken by an attack on the King’s life, with suspicions cast on those within his own court. While a group of miners fight for their rights, the capital plays host to a rival ruler offering a marriage alliance, and the Kings' children vie for superiority in a tournament. It soon becomes clear that the danger stretches not only to the royal family, but the stability of the entire Kingdom.