Never Again a Hero

Once upon a time, Kamen Zarov was a rising star of the martial world, trained by legendary warriors and destined for greatness. Then, something shattered his sword and his worldview. Abandoning the shards of the sword in a pawn shop, Kamen swore off heroics forever, vanished from the public eye, and took on the identity of a useless vagabond known as Sai.Eleven years later, Sai wants nothing more than to idle away to a ripe old age drifting from one town to the next. However, a chance encounter with a young man named Lian Tanner forces him on a different path. Naive and idealistic, Lian idolizes Kamen and is obsessed with figuring out where his hero had disappeared to; when he recognizes Sai as the former legendary swordsman, Lian stops at nothing until Sai accepts him as his disciple and agrees to journey with him throughout the Kingdom of Issen.What does becoming the disciple of a disgraced ex-warrior entail? Blunders, embarrassment, heists, ambushes, ridicule, and a constant lack of money... and perhaps a slowly growing affection between Lian and his new master.No heroics, though. None whatsoever.Seriously.