Chapter Seven is in the queue.
Reichsritter Johannes attends his first formal banquet in Rome at the Frangipani estate without his king at his side. Tasked with representing both himself and the Holy Roman Empire, he matches wits with the family's patriarch and wins the admiration of the niece destined to become his betrothed in a powerful new alliance.
Yet beneath his confident exterior lies a troubling doubt. Young and inexperienced, Johannes fears he is unworthy of the responsibility placed upon his shoulders. As uncertainty threatens to undermine him, his king and his new allies in the Frangipani family must help him discover the strength he cannot yet see in himself.