Zeke de'Godfrey never expected to become a warrior. As the carefree second son, he spent his days in carefree luxery while his brother Artax, a legendary knight with 34 Emblems, protected their declining noble house. But when Artax returns home with his Aura core shattered after battling Socrax the Frost Dragon, everything changes. Facing political enemies who would strip House Godfrey of its lands, Zeke makes a desperate vow before the kingdom's Senate, "If my brother can no longer wield the sword, then I shall become his sword."