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

Previously

…The land, for which Vlad had made such terrible choices, felt suddenly vulnerable again. The enemies, though momentarily silenced or discredited, were surely watching, waiting for any sign of weakness. And Mihnea, the son who had stepped out of the shadows to defend his father’s name, now stood alone, the guardian of a legacy that had cost his father his life, and now, in a different way, was costing Mihnea his peace. He closed his eyes, the image of his father, a man of fierce contradictions and unwavering purpose, etched behind his eyelids. The flame of the dragon had been secured, but the warmth it provided was now a memory, a phantom ember in the heart of a devoted son.