The Forged Path: the Saranvol Chronicles – Book 1

Ren Highsmith knows heat, weight, and the honest ring of steel. Beyond his father’s forge in Myravell, legends promise wide roads and names worth carrying. When a cracked hammer from a barrow glows under his hand—and a wanderer called Branim murmurs the oldest law of making—Ren steps onto a path that will not forgive careless work.Saranvol’s balances run on more than king’s coin. The Elohim forged the Five Thrones to steady the world, and every act of creation still tallies its cost. Ren wants skill, not crowns—but the relic hums to his breath, wardens tighten nets, and a fallen name whispers from the ember’s glow. What you make, you must answer for.To master the relic without becoming its servant, Ren must choose oaths over ease, craft over killing, and truth over the lie of power without price. One strike can save a life—or set a city trembling. The road offers measure, mercy, and a debt he cannot set down. He will carry it anyway.