A lone mercenary traveling in a foreign land is forced to participate in a street brawl, fighting back-to-back with a gun-toting man wearing a pelt around his shoulders. When they emerge from the attack unscathed, the man orders him to become his bodyguard. Only then does the mercenary-turned-bodyguard learn a surprising fact - this spirited fighter is the King; and between near-daily assassination attempts and His Majesty's obvious disdain for him, his life in the palace is not an easy one. But eventually, the bodyguard begins to realize that there is a reason behind the King's arrogant demeanour - one which he becomes determined to find out. Still...how can he protect a man who doesn't want to be protected?
A lone mercenary traveling in a foreign land is forced to participate in a street brawl, fighting back-to-back with a gun-toting man wearing a pelt around his shoulders. When they emerge from the attack unscathed, the man orders him to become his bodyguard. Only then does the mercenary-turned-bodyguard learn a surprising fact - this spirited fighter is the King; and between near-daily assassination attempts and His Majesty's obvious disdain for him, his life in the palace is not an easy one. But eventually, the bodyguard begins to realize that there is a reason behind the King's arrogant demeanour - one which he becomes determined to find out. Still...how can he protect a man who doesn't want to be protected?
I think about this story so often. Loved it! Two men meet by chance but their fates are bound together forever after. A confident, highly skilled sword fighter gets surprise help from the King of the land who then orders him to become his personal bodyguard. The King is not only a skilled fighter himself but he also doesn't trust even those close to him. The man is suspicious of becoming a bodyguard for such a man but over time, their trust in each other grows.
6 chaps - Book 1 of 2 (Book 2: Shirogane no Ou - Fenrir Craft - http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/shirogane_no_ou_fenrir_craft/ ). Really enjoyed the art, the story, the characters and the twists and turns, but I don't want to be stepped on by those boots!
