Blades and Roses
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Last published Fri, Apr 17, 2020
It was in the dark of the night that Rosalind followed her mother our of their village, running from the kingdom of a wretched man who would stop at nothing to find them. They ran to another kingdom, that offered them protection. However, she knew that even inside this castle's walls, they were not safe from the wrath of King Theon.
Rosalind will seek a city of legend, a city of dreams, in order to hide from the king and to find peace, with her mother.
It is in the midst of the tensions between two kingdoms, of hopes and deceptions, that she will have to travel to the marvelous city of Airedale.
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