Children of the Rune

The night his uncle’s blade painted the halls of his ancestral home red, young Boris lost everything—his family, his legacy, and his innocence. Left for dead among the ashes, he clung to the only remnant of his bloodline: the heirloom sword, Winterer. A relic of immense power and ancient craftsmanship, the blade is his sole inheritance and his last tether to a name now erased from the noble houses. But survival proves a bitter mercy, for the sword is not merely a keepsake—it is a beacon that draws wolves from every shadow, each hungry for the cold steel that whispers of forgotten magic. As relentless pursuers close in and danger becomes his constant companion, Boris finds that the sword’s icy aura is seeping into his very soul. With every enemy he evades and every betrayal he endures, his heart hardens, growing as desolate and unforgiving as the winter the blade personifies. The boy who once dreamed of honor now walks a frozen path, driven by a single, stark imperative: protect Winterer at any cost. Yet, as he flees across a fractured kingdom and the weight of his inheritance threatens to bury him, deeper questions gnaw at his resolve. What terrible truths does the winter sword conceal within its frostbitten edge? And at the end of this harrowing odyssey—when the snow settles and the final adversary stands before him—will there be anything left of the boy named Boris, or only the cold that remains?