Synopsis

“I command thee, stand aside!”
Having survived his first decade with the nobility none the wiser to his puppet emperor act, it’s finally time for Carmine to get his payback—with interest. And as his coronation swiftly approaches, so too does the opportunity to purge the festering corruption within the Empire’s upper echelons in a single fell swoop.
But as he makes his move, sword in hand and allies by his side, will his preparations prove enough? Or will his attempt to seize back political power be consigned to history, doomed to be forgotten like the names of so many too-ambitious sovereigns of ages past?
“Long live the emperor,” as they say, but it’s looking dicey whether this particular emperor has another year left in him!