Orphan Kintar has come a long way—from street survival to becoming the best student at the Royal Combat School. But one flare-up of rage throws everything into ruin: he attacks the spoiled aristocrat Mayon Thia and nearly kills him. Disappointed, Master Dhia renounces the student and leaves the school, and now Kintar has to step into the role of the next “patriarch.” Will he be able to atone for his mistake and make things right—or will the young head lead his new students to an inevitable death?
«Paradoxes of the Younger Patriarch» is a story about the collapse of an outdated hierarchy, about how enemies become allies, and about how mentors have to learn again.