pajajopi bamatojasior simply pajois the last of a despised race of haircovered creatures though only thirteen years old he has lived alone in the darkwood since his mentor an elderly monk died nearly four years ago his life is one of isolation and selfloathing until he is unwittinglythen unwillinglydrawn into a multifaceted plot that includes an assassination attempt on the royal prince and the beginnings of a civil war pajo must race to the royal city to save the infant prince while outrunning the crazed killer determined to stop him through interactions with some new companions pajo learns a great deal about himself and his duty to do what is right and honorable even when it is neither convenient nor easy pajo also discovers that the name that was given to him may mean more than he could have possibly imaginedand may well link him to a national patriarch who lives only within the pages of a twothousandyearold booka mighty tale of fantasy magic and adventure pajo explores the virtues of character and hope and celebrates the true meaning of heroism