Set 11 years before the current events, this flashback reveals a pivotal moment in 7-year-old Lucian's life, when a mysterious outsider from unknown lands arrives, contracted by his father to serve as his teacher. Forming both a deep admiration and innocent love for this enigmatic figure, young Lucian gradually becomes entangled in a web of political intrigue, where hidden agendas and simmering deceit lie beneath the surface. As the notions of faith, choice, and perspective are ruthlessly tested, the Cassian prince is set on a destructive path that continues to shape his present-day destiny.