One day, Sage and three other boys, from different cities, were chosen by Bevin Conner, a nobleman of Carthya. Conner was trying to find a “false prince”, the king’s long lost son, to unite a broken kingdom. Sage was taken because he was a good liar, “So this one’s made his way through theft and lies” (page 5). After a series of other questions, Conner tells him to “Gather your things. I’ll wait for you here.” (page 7) Lying would have been an crucial trait needed in the chosen boy.
Conner works to develop the boys into little “princes”. Sage doesn’t care about what he