COMPLETE #1 in Fantasy #1 in Adventure #1 in Historical Fiction ---------- Sometimes, believing helps us to see truth. Other times, we need a little evidence to believe. But there is truth behind everything; every false manoeuvre, ever little lie...a small piece of truth is hidden. Just like truth is wound into legends too. Growing up best friend to the future King, Arabelle never really thought her life could go wrong. Whenever she wanted something, or needed something, she would get it. Then she lost her father at a young age and Arabelle was forced into a world of dresses, balls, and lies. Being a tomboy, Arabelle would have rather been out on her horse doing archery practice with her brothers. When Arabelle gets curious and sneaks into a forbidden area of the castle, she discovers a deadly secret: her bloodline is sacred, dating back to a legend surrounded by the one thing she knows not to be true. Unsure what to do, she gets caught up in a series of events that lead to her being hidden and whisked away from the only familiar place she knew. After making some unlikely allies, Arabelle sets off on a journey to find the legend of the last dragon egg. Fate has something big in store for her; will she be able to withstand the pressure of it all?There is one thing Arabelle needs to learn to survive this new place... Some things are more than a legend. ---------- © Isabella Espe 2013 - 2019 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. This work is unedited. Your patience and leniency towards any grammatical or spelling errors is requested while you read this story. This story was written in 2013, and the author knows there are a lot of errors in this work. Thank you for understanding. ---------- Credit to @Abyss-of-Crazy for the cover!

How dare he, leave me standing here on the docks, the sensation of his gentle kiss still lingering on my lips as I watch his boat disappear in the distance. I refused to believe it. This wasn't goodbye, I knew in my heart it wasn't. This was only see you soon. With Garu gone, I knew I had to take on his burden and protect my island in his absence. And so, I spent years training in the mountains, hardly eating as the only thing that mattered was the strength I had to build in order to carry out my love's mission. The Silent Defender, that's what the island branded me as when I started to protect them against natural and unnatural disasters. I haven't spoken to my friends in so many years, knowing they wouldn't share my passion for becoming an honorable ninja. Seven years. Seven years have passed and no training in the mountains or success against Tobe's ninjas could've mentally or emotionally prepared me for the heartache that was my love's return.