The Coward

Who will take up the mantle and slay the evil in the Frozen North,saving all from death and destruction? Not Kell Kressiahe’s done his part… Kell Kressia is a legenda celebritya hero. Aged just seventeen he set out on an epic quest with a band of wizened fighters to slay the Ice Lich and save the worldbut only he returned victorious. The Lich was deadthe ice receded and the Five Kingdoms were safe. Ten years have passed Kell lives a quiet farmer’s lifewhile stories about his heroism are told in every tavern across the length and breadth of the land. But now a new terror has arisen in the north. Beyond the frozen circlenorth of the Frostrunner clanssomething has taken up residence in the Lich’s abandoned castle. And the ice is beginning to creep south once more. For the second timeKell is called upon to take up his famous swordSlayerand battle the forces of darkness. But he has a terrible secret that nobody knows. He’s not a hero – he was just lucky. Everyone puts their faith in Kell the Legendbut he’s a coward who has no intention of risking his life for anyone…