The quiet before the storm

Introduction

Born in a black and white world, never to see any color. Yet she couldn't keep her eyes off all the grey in her life. Jacklyn started to see through the cracks of the place she used to call a home. They tried to put a leash on her, but before they could get to her an old woman named Baghra lead her out of the palace. They found her before she could step out of the village, guards chased her until she fled across the Fjerdain boarder. Learning new languages while practising new techniques and strengthening her powers. Stealing was never difficult for Jacklyn, so going to simple bars to pickpocket drunk men and help them lose their money gambling was easy. 

~or~

Sankta Jacklyn a color blind 19 years old girl trapped in a place she thought she called home, that is until she realised the world was never just black and white. She starts to questions the motives of the person who has taken care of her since her parents death, the girl realised she was not the one looking at the world in black and white. Jacklyn was always curious and when she didn't get an answer she would find them herself, if her anger didn't get the best of her first. Finally after putting the pieces together and listening to a couple of conversations, and finding a couple of hidden passages in the castle she knew she had to run.  4 years after she was taken to the little palace she was chased into Fjerdain boarders, where she learns to survive on her own and eventually trust others once more. Maybe if she doesn't kill them first. 

"Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust, You can't change the Past, But you can choose your Future."

About Jacklyn Avery Barlow-

Sankta Jacklyn was not the first grisha to summon fire with out flint and steel, but she was however the first to summon white fire. People called it the pure flames for reasons Jacklyn never understood, but then her parents found the young girl in her room making coins float in mid air. Her parents weren't angry when she showed signs of also being a durast, they welcomed the new change and helped her control her powers. Her mother taught Jacklyn how to use her powers and how to be quiet, her father taught the girl how to fight without using her abilities and how to survive on her own. That all changed one dark night when she heard her mothers scream and then silence. She was filled with so much sadness then it turned to anger, her powers got out of control. White flames consumed the family home, the glow could be seen for miles, the light show even caught the eye of the black general. When the soldiers from the little palace arrived to collect the powerful girl she was hesitant at first, but with little persuasion she was escorted to her new "home".  She would never call the the little palace her home, she would say it was her place of residence for the time being. The young grisha girl didn't trust any of the people in the castle, and didn't speak to any of them. She was treated differently by everyone, the other grisha kids always made fun of her and when they got the chance roughed her up. The general treated her nicely, he gave the blue eyed girl her own room, a wardrobe full of new clothes, even a jewellery chest full of expensive rings and necklaces, but Jacklyn could see he was trying to be deceitful. The young girl knew she was powerful, she knew people would be scared of her, and now he was trying to manipulate her.The way he always looked like he was planning something made the young girl feel unsafe around him. Years later she got the chance to escape the Little Palace, so she took it and ran. Jacklyn was chased by the soldiers on the black generals orders, she ran across the Fjerdain border. She crosses back over the border after escaping a druskelle camp. Eventually she was spotted by some first army soldiers who reported to the second army, who then went to hunt the girl down and take her back to the palace. Jacklyn boards a shifty looking skiff going through the fold and meets Tulin a healer also running from his past, the green eyed boy seemed to enjoy her company even if she didn't say anything.