When Prince Garek is born in Hollins Castle that cold winter morning he should have been loved and cared for like any other newborn prince. The problem is his birth is against the law and his father, King Denzel, is forced to condemn little Garek to die. For over three years, the King is tormented by his guilt and struggles to keep the secret of Garek’s birth from his uncle, Lord Raymond, Duke of Hindersburg, who can use the information to capture the Kingdom of Hollins Shire and condemn the royal family to death. When a mysterious boy is brought into the castle by the loyal midwife of his beloved Queen, the King assembles a secret team to train his two legal sons, along with the mysterious boy, in survival skills and weaponry should Lord Raymond ever learn the truth.