Vetus Terra, the Old World, in the year of the Worthies, 1356. Edward de Marche, scion of the House De Marche finds himself on the other side of the continent marching to war for the first time in his short fifteen years of life. He is the Squire of his Uncle, the famous knight, Sir Clement d'Arlay, and they have joined the Mercenary company of Sir Felix von Rabsburg.

War is brewing in every corner of the Continent, and unbeknownst to young Edward, he has a role to play in every conflict, and a plan for his life has been laid out long before he was born...