Knights Bane

William was just a simple villager: milking cows, tending fields, and dodging his mother's wooden spoon.

Circumstances found him fending off goblins with a shovel, fighting side by side with a damn prince. Next, he kneeled before the king, and a sword was tapped over his shoulders. William had hoped for a monetary reward, not to be made a knight!

Someone else was in the forbidden forest that night, witnessing his prowess with interest. They’d later watch him wield a sword, wearing blood-soaked...