THE DRAGON OF THE CAMARGUE An ending in Legend and Fire
The war is over. The reckoning is not. Franco Lacroix returns to France—sober, sharpened, and out for vengeance. The ghosts of his past ride with him.
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Book Three: The Reckoning Comes
“Some battles ain’t meant to be won, boy. Some just wait for you to come home.” —Samuel The Dragon of the Camargue is the final chapter in the Lacroix trilogy. The smoke of war has settled, but Franco Lacroix’s journey is far from over. Back in France, he confronts a legacy that stretches back through kings and stable keepers, knights and ghosts—through the fire-lit oath of Lucien Lacroix, a commoner knighted by a man who himself rose from the dust. It was a moment that bound the family name to something more than blood. Something ancient. Something sworn.
Franco is no longer the boy who ran. He’s the man who returns—with nothing left to lose.
Summoned south, he walks a path lined with salt and silence. Old allies stir. Ancient enemies breathe. In the shadows of the Camargue, a forgotten stable keeper still lives—the one who once trained both Murin and Adhemar, and who may be the only soul left who understands what Franco has become.
From the alleys of Arles to the vaults beneath Marseille, the final war unfolds without armies. This is not a tale of cannons and cavalry. It’s knives in the dark. Secrets unearthed. And a reckoning born in the stillness between oaths.
Some ghosts cannot be outrun. And the worst ones wear your face.
By the end, Franco will face the truth about his uncle, his name, and the legacy they were both bred to uphold.
What survives may not be a man at all.
THE DRAGON OF THE CAMARGUE
Character Dossier
- Francois “Franco” Lacroix – Sober. Vengeful. A man with nothing left to lose.
- Murin Lacroix – A ghost with a kingdom. The architect of shadows. The final obstacle.
- Tom Taylor – Loyal to the end. The merchant who believed in Franco when no one else would.
- McCabe – The bruiser with a conscience. Once his enemy, now his brother in arms.
- Queen Isabella II – Still pulling strings in the shadows. Her power tested—and preserved.
- The Duke of Cádiz – Toppled from power. The last mask of the old world slipping.
- Dan Sickles – The man who got away with everything. Now an ambassador—and a reminder of how history rewrites itself.
- Stable Keeper (Name TBD) – The forgotten Lacroix. A man who trains warriors in silence.
- The Man from Arles – A former ally of Murin, long in hiding. Once a witness. Now a blade.
- Lucien Lacroix – The first knight. The beginning of the bloodline. His legacy echoes.
- Elena Navarro– Watching from afar. The only heart Franco hasn’t broken.
- Francois “Franco” Lacroix – Sober. Vengeful. A man with nothing left to lose.
- Murin Lacroix – A ghost with a kingdom. The architect of shadows. The final obstacle.
- Stable Keeper (Name TBD) – The forgotten Lacroix. A man who trains warriors in silence.
Inspired by True History
- The founding of the Guardians of the Camargue (1512)
- Medieval French knighthood and shadow diplomacy
- The post-war collapse of hidden empires
- The Camargue region and its noble equestrian traditions
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All stories end. But some names never stop echoing...(children's voices echo in the distance, 'Franco! Loco! Franco! Loco! ...)
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