"You." "Me?" I answer nervously. I held my breath as I looked into the dragons golden eyes. "I choose you." I've been waiting for this day since I can remember. Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of one day having my own dragon. After my father's death I made it my goal to do this, to make him proud. Joining the riders squad means bonding a dragon and protecting my people. My home. All the training will lead to that moment. I just have to survive... Which is easier said than done. The only thing I have left of my father is my blue sapphire necklace which seems to come with its own type of beauty. There's deeper secrets than just fighting in our army and not everyone can be trusted. Love.. pain.. loss.. lies.. You're going to wish you messed with a different girl. Word count: 174,822 (Story not finished yet.) All characters and plot lines are completely fictional.

[UNDER EDITING] The princess. A role more symbolic than powerful, a position more caging than liberating. A life more dreadful than joyous. It's a wonder to the people why Princess Lantana ran from her position. Yet, free in the forest, Lantana never felt more jubilant. The General. A man of stoic brutality, his name laced with fear tied to the battlefield. A man who's surprisingly level-headed for a man of war, yet wholly devoted to the crown. When the General returns Lantana to her gilded lifestyle, she's swept into a world of ballgowns and delicacies, yet tension is simmering beneath the golden folds of her dresses or the foundations of the castle. Tension pulled from the deepest roots of the world, pressure waiting to explode. For the King made a dreadful bargain, one with divine consequences. *** TW: Descriptions of violence, war, death, mild swearing. As stated, I'm undergoing editing and am too lazy to change all the banners in the chapters one by one, so I'll be doing it gradually. Chapters edited: 7/40 Huge thanks to @redflowers- for the beautiful banner and @wandology for the cover and banners! Featured (x1) @fantasy