Bleeding Crowns

Tatiana is the princess of the Kingdom of Avarice. Also know as the Empire of Death. They are a wealthy and protected kingdom with a ruthless, killing king and a cunning, malicious vixen of a queen. Everyone has their own agendas, alliances, and enemies.
Tatiana has never fit this image preferring to spend her time with her two best friends: Maude her secretive and protective handmaiden, and Kai the only female knight in the entire empire.
The night before the banquet announcing her starting lessons to assume the future throne, her parents are assassinated.
In fear of being next, she and her best friends flee the kingdom and hope to get to a neighboring kingdom, which is run by Tatiana's sister, Arachne and her husband.
Throughout this journey Tatiana is forced to learn to survive, to fight, and become what her parents expected out of her.
The crown will bleed, and so may Tatiana.