"May God have mercy on my enemies. Because I won't."
~
England.
18 year old Lyra disguises herself daily to pass as a boy to fulfill her duties as Sir Grummore's squire. Content where she is, Lyra doesn't have anything to wish for.
When Grummore go...
King Arthur's tale is one of betrayal and battle and love. And the impossibility of one young commoner becoming king.
"Legend says only he who is fit to rule England could pull the sword from the stone. But the only one who manages to do so is a she."
and
"Was this a game to you?"
are my prompts for the ONC 2022!
Epigraph
"ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ, ɢɪʀʟ,
ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇs ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏɴᴇs,
ᴄᴏʀᴏɴᴇᴛs ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ,
ɪғ ʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴs ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ,
ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴀɪsᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴡᴀʀ,
ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋᴇᴅ,
ǫᴜᴇᴇɴs ᴄᴏᴡᴇʀ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɴᴏ ᴍᴀɴ."
Blurb
England. 17 year old Lyra disguises herself daily to pass as a boy to fulfill her duties as Sir Grummore's squire. Content where she is, Lyra doesn't have anything to wish for. When Grummore goes to the Stone Tournament, Lyra follows. The tournament surrounds the sword in the stone, the legendary kingmaker. So when Lyra pulls the sword, chaos ensues. Lyra must balance learning to be the king, plotting to stop the Saxons' invasion, and her confusion over the wizard, Merlin, and his intriguing apprentice, Arthur, as she fights for the respect of her people.
Aesthetics
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Info
This book will be updated frequently (hopefully) as I progress with Lyra's story. There are many interpretations of the legend of King Arthur, so let me know if I say anything that is factually incorrect.
It will be worded modernly, be aware. I meant for it to come out like that.
I wish all of my fellow ONC writers good luck, and thank you so much for stopping by to read She Who is King.
Trigger Warnings
-blood/and or gore
-alcoholism
-sexism
Thank you!
All pictures used, including the cover image and the images used in the character aesthetics, are not mine and credit goes to the creator.
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