Everyone says that at some point in your life, you reach the age where life stops giving things and starts taking them away.
For Prince Nuada, the Silverlance, that cycle had already occurred hundreds of times in his life.
He had lost his sister to his father's protection. Lost his heart to her and hadn't gotten it back. He'd lost his right to be king and to the Golden Army. Lost his father to his own blade and his sister's heart, trust, respect... And he'd lost Wink, his best friend.
But there were a few things he hadn't lost.
His anger. His drive, motivation. Thirst for revenge on the ignorant humans. He still had his people, if he could make them see reason. He had a plan.
Nuada had reached the age where things and people were taking away many times. But at the moment, he was in the stage of being given things.
And he had been given an opportunity.