Son of the Dragon: The Definitive History of Mihnea cel Rău

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…“He is a great man, my son,” she would say, her voice soft, her gaze distant. “A protector. He carries a heavy burden, and for that, he must remain far away.” The words were meant to comfort, to explain the absence, but they also carried a weight, a hint of something extraordinary and perhaps dangerous, that Mihnea, in his youthful innocence, could not fully comprehend. He knew only the profound, unconditional love of his mother, the quiet strength of his guardian, and the gentle rhythm of their secluded life, a life lived in the tender, yet ever-present, shadow of a legend he was yet to fully understand.