Perched on the wall, legs dangling thirty feet above the mud, Dray watches an army emerge from the treeline like oil—slow, thick, relentless. As they set up camp with geometric precision just outside bowshot, the question haunts: why are they really here? For worthless gold? A rotting town? Or is he truly worth an army of mercenaries? With empty towers, absent sentries, and Orso nowhere to be found, the siege begins not with violence, but with the methodical patience of men who always earn their pay.

A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System 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.


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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.

This compilation contains 5 chapters.

Episodes included:
1. Treason (January 12, 2026)
2. The Ghost (January 13, 2026)
3. Enemies Everywhere (January 14, 2026)
4. The Rift (January 15, 2026)
5. The First Stone (January 16, 2026)

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A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System 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.


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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! 

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Dray, the self-proclaimed king, walks through his market square and discovers the crowd no longer scrambles from his path. His armor hangs loose, his gold leaf flakes away, and for the first time in months, a commoner speaks to him without permission. When a washerwoman spits near his boot and asks "the king of what?", he draws his sword—but the silence that follows isn't fear anymore. It's something far more dangerous: indifference. As his blade rises and something strikes his breastplate, the fragile illusion of power begins to shatter in ways that cannot be undone.

A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System 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.


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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.

Orso has stopped speaking to Dray—not out of anger, but due to something far more dangerous: indifference. As paranoia takes root, Dray confronts the man he once called friend, only to receive advice that cuts deeper than any blade: do the exact opposite of what his instincts tell him. With trust crumbling inside the fortress walls and the threat of betrayal growing, Dray must decide if Orso's silence is a warning, a threat, or the last honest counsel he'll ever receive. 

A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System 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.


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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.

Dray wakes to find his boots moved from their usual place by the door—and the town's main gate left open. Someone was in his room while he slept, close enough to kill him but choosing only to send a message. As paranoia consumes him, he tears through the abandoned town, interrogating the few remaining souls: an indifferent Gix, the desperate cook Cob, and the crippled smith Jerrin. In a kingdom of ghosts and silence, trust is the first casualty. 

A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System 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.


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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.

Stigand, the unstoppable warrior of the Scum Kings, lies bound in ship chains after slaughtering three innocent townsfolk in an alcohol-fueled psychotic break. His withdrawal has unleashed something far more terrifying than his legendary violence—the ghosts of everyone he's killed, and they demand answers he cannot give. As Dray kneels beside the weeping, trembling giant who once laughed at burning convoys, the question becomes unavoidable: if the strongest among them can shatter this completely, how long before they all break? 

A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System 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.


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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.

Dray finds Silene in the stables, saddling the last surviving horse—but she's not scouting for food. She's leaving. In a confrontation stripped of pretense, Silene tells Dray she's given up on him, abandoning not the Scum Kings, but the man who can't tell the difference between a throne and a grave. As she rides away, Dray faces a choice: stop her by force or let her go. 

A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System 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.


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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.

This compilation contains 5 chapters.

Episodes included:
1. The Hammer and The Nail (January 05, 2026)
2. The Rot (January 06, 2026)
3. Fool's Gold (January 07, 2026)
4. The Strike (January 08, 2026)
5. The Heist (January 09, 2026)




A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System 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.


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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!

Under the ominous sickle moon, the Dogs attempt a chaotic heist on the treasury. Their slapstick failure is a comedy of errors, leaving gold scattered in the mud and patience tested. As tension mounts, an inebriated Stigand stumbles upon the scene, shaking up the night with his unpredictable presence. 

A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System 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.


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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!

A sagging gate becomes the least of concerns when Jerrin, the smith, is brutally punished by the Dogs. As the protagonist grapples with a crumbling stronghold and a shattered asset, the power dynamics in the Scum Kings' realm are on a dangerous precipice. 

A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System 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.


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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!