The Veritas Decree: The Stolen Choice

A king was sentenced to death for asking a question. In the Kingdom of Hanarim, King Alaric Veritas issued a decree to verify whether the people’s choice had truly been honored. Within days, the Assembly condemned him. Execution. While the kingdom moves on in eerie silence, a young student named Rowan Hale begins to notice something deeply unsettling. There are no riots. No protests. More disturbing still— There are no questions. Beyond Hanarim, in the distant realm of Eaglia, a fallen sovereign returns to the throne after surviving an assassination attempt. Two kingdoms. Two leaders. One stolen choice. And a generation about to discover that the most powerful tyranny is not the one that steals freedom— but the one that convinces people they have already chosen.