The Poison Apples
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The lands of Skorlern were filled with war and chaos. It was filled with death and disease, something the lands or the growing population couldn't escape. Lands had been divided with war, kingdoms craving money and power. Peace had never been an option after the faithful day Gaelic had crowned their new ruler. There were only two ways to survive these harsh lands- be born into money or sell what little you had. Either way, you wouldn't be protected from the harsh lands of war and famine.
When the war is at another high tide, a group of mercenaries, misfits, starts to grow in number. A group that's set on bringing the current kingdom of Gaelic to its knees and the only way to do that- is information and numbers.
Cassandra, a poor broker and resident of Gaelic, finds herself selling information to Dean, a man who belongs to this group of misfits. A group of misfits that her king had threatened her life for information about. But when she finds out this group has a proposition for her, she finds herself questioning what her purpose is. Her life was meant to be more than this horrid kingdom, wasn't it?
When things go south and she finds herself facing treason, the looming noose of her decisions, Cassandra's life takes a drastic turn. Now she's faced with her past, familiar faces, magic, and a horrible feeling called affection as she tries to navigate what her purpose is in this war and chaos.
Maybe she was always meant to die.
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