I never wanted to be Queen. Sure, I grew up in the castle as a Princess, but my brother was 10 years older than me. He would be King, have an heir, and I would be married off for an alliance.
My father, King Elliot, had a pretty peaceful reign, with only a few scuffles with Calia. My mother was born Caterina, Lady of Nessa. Nessa was a province in Trigon, the kingdom just southeast of us. My father married her for love, not an alliance, which was something I wanted to do.
When I was 8, a great plague struck the countries in our area. Luania, Calia, Vidal, Trigon, Zarin, and more. My parents survived most of it, but died after 3 years of the plague battering our country. 30% of our people were dead. We are still trying to bounce back. My brother, who was 20, became King James of Luania, and wanted to marry the Princess Isla of Vidal. Their marriage had been arranged since they were toddlers, but they still loved each other.
I was supposed to marry Prince Killian of Zarin. Our marriage had been arranged too, by both my father and brother. This would strengthen both our countries.
Then the war came.
I was 14, and my brother was 24. The Kingdom of Calia attacked us. We were winning, but they infiltrated the castle. I found my brother dead in his bed chambers the next morning.
And I became Queen. A little 14 year-old leading a country out of both a war and a plague. Princess Isla never forgot that her marriage was gone. Calia never forgot our father's betrayal. And the rebels never forgot that their Queen was a teenage girl.
Ok, that was really short, but I wanted to give some backstory. The story gets complicated soon, so pay attention to the characters and kingdoms.
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The Queen of Luania
Fantasía"A weak Queen is a dead Queen" When Arabella became Queen of Luania, she thought it was all ballgowns and dancing. 4 years later, she has learned that it is quite the opposite. As she and her allies play a complicated game of love, hate, peace, chao...
