The enemy doesn't launch rocks or fire—they launch propaganda. Expensive paper flutters down like snow over the starving town, each sheet bearing a crude drawing: an open gate, fleeing people, and a roasted pig waiting by the campfire. Dray orders the papers burned, but you can't burn snow when hundreds of desperate townsfolk are already stuffing the promises into their boots. As a child chases drifting paper down an alley, Dray realizes this siege won't be won with swords. The enemy is offering what he cannot: hope. And in a town with no grain left to eat, hope might be the most dangerous weapon of all.A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey⚡ Production: The Signal BoxSystem Note:This human-designed series includes AI and other software tools in its production via our proprietary Signal Box platform.Signalbox: Fiction’s Next Chapter.-----Want to binge The Scum Kings with fewer ads? Every Friday night we release a bonus episode of the week's previous five episodes, with fewer ads in between chapters and a seamless listening experience! Perfect for a weekend binge! This episode includes AI-generated content.

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