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Mike Filey’s column "The Way We Were" first appeared in the Toronto Sunday Sun not long after the first edition of the paper hit the newsstands on September 16, 1973.

Mike Filey brings the stories of Toronto, its people and places, to life.

A bastard prince relegated to cleaning stables is chosen by a king to become an assassin.

Nevare Burvelle has survived major combat and is making a quick recovery from a disease plaguing his fellows in the King's army.

Nevare Burvelle was born to be a soldier in the Gernian army. But as Nevare's career takes off, his worldview alters considerably.