A crown that cuts, a kingdom on the brink, and a child demanded as tribute. This is the world of Vlad the Impaler, a ruler caught between his duty and his son. We see him through the steadying eyes of his wife, Mirena, and the solemn gaze of his child, Ingeras, as the Sultan demands a thousand boys for war. Here lies the story's engine: a father’s fear colliding with the cold calculus of power....
