As a Sword In My Bones

Can? ?Crown? ?Prince? ?Tristan? ?Leander? ?rebuild? ?his? ?shaken? ?faith? ?in? ?God? ?and? ?his friends? ?and? ?save? ?his? ?kingdom? ?from? ?a? ?ruthless? ?usurper, ? ?or? ?will? ?he? ?allow? ?his doubts? ?and? ?fears? ?to? ?paralyze? ?him? ?and? ?lose? ?both? ?his? ?crown? ?and? ?the? ?woman he? ?loves?Prince? ?Tristan? ?Leander? ?wishes? ?he? ?were? ?dead.? ?Over? ?the? ?last? ?year, ? ?Lord? ?Devon, ? ?under? ?orders? ?from Tristan's? ?own? ?mother, ? ?put? ?Tristan through? ?every? ?mental, ? ?physical, and? ?spiritual? ?torture? ?his? ?wicked? ?mind? ?could? ?devise.? ?Lord? ?Devon's? ?orders? ?were? ?simple:? ?break Tristan's? ?very? ?soul? ?and? ?put? ?him? ?in? ?the? ?complete? ?control? ?of? ?his? ?power-hungry? ?mother? ?by? ?his twenty-first? ?birthday, ? ?or? ?make? ?sure? ?he? ?never? ?returns? ?to? ?take? ?the? ?throne.? ?Devon? ?has? ?done everything? ?in? ?his? ?power? ?to? ?fulfill? ?his? ?orders, ? ?taking? ?away? ?everything? ?that? ?Tristan? ?holds dear? ?before? ?attempting? ?to? ?take? ?Tristan's? ?life. By? ?a? ?miracle? ?Tristan? ?is? ?not? ?sure? ?he? ?understands, ? ?God? ?delivers? ?him? ?from? ?Devon's? ?final? ?attack.? ?He returns? ?to? ?his? ?kingdom? ?a? ?shattered? ?man, ? ?uncertain? ?who? ?he? ?can? ?trust, ? ?even? ?doubting? ?his? ?best friends.? ?As? ?Tristan? ?clings? ?to? ?the? ?only? ?thread? ?of? ?hope? ?he? ?has? ?left, ? ?his? ?faith? ?in? ?God, ? ?he? ?pieces together? ?the? ?remains? ?of? ?his? ?life? ?and? ?discovers? ?that? ?he? ?might? ?be? ?the? ?final? ?hope? ?of? ?the? ?oppressed people? ?of? ?Boldaria.