Alcibia V Agrienes

"Will your masters seek peace or fight?" Alcibia's question cut straight to the heart of the matter.
"Fight." Aurelius spoke like a man who had cast his words into a sea of indifference, watching them sink without a trace. "They will not listen; they only fear the sound of their silver and gold moving from their purse into another's. Oh, they are not my masters, they are my employers."

Alcibiades faces an impossible task: save Agrienes from enemies both outside and within. While barbarian armies gather, hungry for plunder, the city's own ruling families tear at its foundations with their greed and corruption.

Raised by a father who believed in diplomacy's power, Alcibiades now stands at a crossroads where words alone cannot defend the wealthy city. Yet as a military commander witnessing daily injustices - noblemen's sons committing heinous crimes without consequence, merchants crushed under protection rackets, common citizens living in fear - he knows that traditional warfare would only feed the predators circling Agrienes' walls.

Perfect for readers who love intricate political intrigue, complex strategy, and heroes who must think their way out of impossible situations. Join Alcibiades as he plays the longest game, where the stakes are an entire city's soul, and one wrong move means death.