Ranking of Kings

A deaf and dumb prince wants to become the best king there is after his father, the strongest (muscle-wise) being on earth, perishes. That much is interesting. He makes some unlikely friends along the way and the dark past of those close to him is unraveled. Also quite titillating. The problem, however, is it makes no sense. People who hate each other actually love each other, people who want to kill each other suddenly save each other, people who swear allegiance betray …