Sam is the most promising swordsman among this year’s crop of Paladin trainees...and knows it. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam is the kingdom of Thule’s best hope against the violence wrought by demons. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin, not becoming one. But Sam has never held much interest in playing damsel-in-distress, and so she rescues herself from a lifetime of boredom and matrimonial drudgery. Pity that Tristan Lyons, the Paladin assigned to train her, is none other than the hero of her childhood. He hasn’t recognized her as Lady Samantha--yet-- but if he does, he’ll take away her sword and send her packing. Sam is not the only trainee hiding secrets: Braeden is a half-demon with a dark past that might be unforgivable. Sam, Braeden and Tristan set out for the western coast, charged with rooting out an infestation of demons that has made the West unlivable. As they travel, they uncover a deep-seated corruption of power that threatens to derail everything they stand for. Rebellion stirs, led by a rival faction of warriors who tempt Sam to join them with an irresistible offer. A war between men is coming, and Sam must pick a side. Will saving the kingdom cost her life -- or just her heart? Reminiscent of Mulan, but with a medieval fantasy twist, Paladin is a tale of adventure, action, and romance.

❝𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕖 𝕥𝕠𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤...❞ ⁱⁿ ʷʰⁱᶜʰ, ᵃⁿ ⁱⁿᶠᵉᶜᵗⁱᵒᵘˢ ᵈⁱˢᵉᵃˢᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʰᵃᵈ ⁱⁿⁱᵗⁱᵃˡˡʸ ˢᵗᵃʳᵗᵉᵈ ᵒᶠᶠ ᵃˢ ᵃ ˢᵐᵃˡˡ ᶜᵒˡᵈ ʰᵃˢ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ʳᵃᵖⁱᵈˡʸ ˢᵖʳᵉᵃᵈ ᵃˡˡ ᵃᶜʳᵒˢˢ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵒʳˡᵈ. ⁱᵗ ʷⁱᵖᵉᵈ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵃʲᵒʳⁱᵗʸ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉᵃʳᵗʰ'ˢ ᵖᵒᵖᵘˡᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ⁱⁿ ᵃ ᵐᵃᵗᵗᵉʳ ᵒᶠ ᵐᵒⁿᵗʰˢ, ˡᵉᵃᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵒˢᵉ ⁱⁿᶠᵉᶜᵗᵉᵈ ᵃˢ ˢʰᵉˡˡˢ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉᵐˢᵉˡᵛᵉˢ, ᵃˢ ᶻᵒᵐᵇⁱᵉˢ. ᵗʰᵒˢᵉ ʷʰᵒ ˢᵘʳᵛⁱᵛᵉᵈ ᶠˡᵉᵉᵈ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉⁱʳ ʳᵉˢᵖᵉᶜᵗⁱᵛᵉ ᵗᵒʷⁿˢ ᵒʳ ᶜⁱᵗⁱᵉˢ, ᵐᵒˢᵗ ˢᵉᵗᵗˡᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᶠᵒʳᵉˢᵗˢ ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘʳᵗʰᵉˢᵗ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ʰⁱᵍʰˡʸ ⁱⁿᶠᵉᶜᵗᵉᵈ ᵃʳᵉᵃˢ. ᵃ ᵍʳᵒᵘᵖ ᵒᶠ ᶠʳⁱᵉⁿᵈˢ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗᵒʷⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶜᵃʳʳᵃⁿᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ˢᵘʳᵛⁱᵛᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ⁱⁿⁱᵗⁱᵃˡ ʷⁱᵖᵉᵒᵘᵗ ˡⁱᵛᵉ ᵗᵒᵍᵉᵗʰᵉʳ ⁱⁿ ᵃ ᶜᵃᵇⁱⁿ ˡᵒᶜᵃᵗᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵒᵒᵈˢ. ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵖˡᵃⁿ ᵒⁿ ˢᵗᵃʸⁱⁿᵍ ᵃˡⁱᵛᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ᵃˢ ˡᵒⁿᵍ ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᶜᵃⁿ. ᵇᵘᵗ ⁱˢ ᵗʰⁱˢ ʳᵉᵃˡˡʸ ʷʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵃⁿᵗ? ᵈᵒ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵃⁿᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᶠⁱᵍʰᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ˡⁱᵛᵉ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵉˢᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉⁱʳ ˡⁱᵛᵉˢ? 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 :: 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 :: ✓ ℙ𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕 :: 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝟏𝟑𝒕𝒉, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝔽𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕 :: 𝒕𝒃𝒂

CLOSED (Just need the last form filled out) Captain Jack Sparrow, his half-sister, and his crew accidentally sail through the fold. And somehow, they all make it out alive. They arrive at around the same time Alina and the remaining people on the ship, arrive.

❝𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕒𝕪 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖, 𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕝 𝕚 𝕕𝕠 𝕥𝕠𝕠...❞ ⁱⁿ ʷʰⁱᶜʰ ⁱᶻᶻʸ ᵐᵃᵏᵉˢ ᵐᵒᵒᵈᵇᵒᵃʳᵈˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵇᵒᵒᵏ ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳˢ ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘ 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 :: ✓ 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 :: ℙ𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕 :: 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝟏𝟓𝒕𝒉, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐