Agokoli
An eight-year-old prince vanishes during a royal ceremony, only to be found in the blacksmith's quarter, his hands stained with charcoal and his mind alight with questions no one can....
An eight-year-old prince vanishes during a royal ceremony, only to be found in the blacksmith's quarter, his hands stained with charcoal and his mind alight with questions no one can answer. Young Agokoli sees the world not through the eyes of a future king, but as a vast, interconnected puzzle, where fire behaves differently for iron, clay, and wood. His insatiable curiosity leads him to the kingdom's artisans, whom the palace calls workers, but he sees as living libraries. As he connects their disparate knowledge, he begins to draw a circle around everything, understanding that true kingship lies not in owning the circle, but in understanding its intricate connections. But in a world where power often blinds, can a king who seeks knowledge above all else truly hold his throne?