WARRING KINGDOMS | A bridal candidate. Five kings.

WARRING KINGDOMS — Late Warring States China, c. 238 BCE, eleven years before Qin’s historical unification in 221 BCE.

Heshuo’s ruler is dying with no son to inherit. Word has gone out to five courts that succession will now pass through marriage to his sole heir, the player.

No court can simply seize Heshuo by force without handing a decisive advantage to a rival.

Quiet diplomatic interest has become open, urgent courtship within a single season.

Who will you choose…