Mikhail Dragovic

Mikhail Dragovic is the only son of Tsar Stanimir and heir to the throne of Vologrod. At twenty, he carries the expectations of a dynasty that survived centuries of pressure from Einheart and the wars of the Volgo frontier.

Raised inside a court where patience is treated as a weapon, Mikhail has been taught to watch before acting and to distrust victories that arrive too easily. Yet he remains more open than many of his father’s councillors, willing to judge outsiders by their deeds rather than their birthplace.

The future of Vologrod rests upon a prince still learning what kind of ruler he will become. Every alliance made in his presence is also a lesson, and every battle beyond the frontier is a warning about the crown waiting for him.

“I will inherit Vologrod. I must first become worthy of surviving it.”