God of Vengeance

'But the gods ordained the blood feuds,' I said in confusion, pausing from my work, blade in hand. 'And the priests are the ones who bless the hunters.'He has pledged himself to the god of death. He doesn't realize what that means.As Adrian delves into the mystery of his young tutor Fenton, he is drawn into a feud between his family's village and a rival village where Adrian has friends and relatives. Now that Adrian has reached the age of sixteen, he is old enough to take part in the feud.When the feud turns deadly, Adrian must choose between the ideals of his tutor and the orders of his father. The choice seems simple at first. But Adrian does not yet realize that the god to whom Adrian has pledged his service has his own plans. . . .This novella (short novel) of a young man's coming of age is the first story of the Law Links volume in The Three Lands, a fantasy series on friendship, romance, and betrayal in times of war and peace.The Three Lands is part of Chronicles of the Great Peninsula, a cycle of mythic historical fantasy series about a battle between cultures. Chronicles of the Great Peninsula is set at a time when a centuries-old civilization is in danger of being destroyed. The cycle is inspired by conflicts between cultures during the Arthurian Era.