(Posting to Royal Road) There is a thin and often blurred line that separates the world of humans from the Unseen. Morgan Black is the only human bound by iron to the myths and legends that police the border, a servant of law and a protector of order. When ancient echoes from the time before Time start to stir, however, her job of keeping the invisible world of ancient powers hidden from her own people becomes exponentially more difficult. Underpaid and overworked, she must confront the horrors that lie deep beneath myth. The Grey is concerned, the oracles have spoken, and quitting smoking was overrated anyway.

Ella was different from all the village girls and she knew it. She didn't understand their games. She didn't look like her parents. She didn't seem to belong. But one day, she discovered her secret. Of why she looked different. Of why she didn't belong. A secret that could change her village. A secret that could change the kingdom. And it all started with the dragon scale. ©2015 cherryblossom_1

In the kingdom of Highfire, you can pack an entire house into one suitcase, grow a vegetable in a second, and have an intriguing conversation with a tree that is four times your size. If you are Aurelie Dranoir, the chosen heir to the Highfire throne, you might not find all these things as appealing as they sound.