-All Adelphia wanted in her life was to have a mother who cared, sisters who pitied, and someone to love. Unfortunately, life in the empire isn't what it all was meant to be. Crazy queens, scary princes, and a betrayal are all hidden in this book, woven intricately into the power of words.-
(DISCLAIMER: THIS IS ONLY PART ONE OF THE STORY!!)
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Once upon a time, there was a young woman, lost, wandering.
Once upon a time, there was a girl who couldn't find her way into the world, the way that was correct for her.
Once upon a time, the young lady put restrictions on herself and blocked away her past, slipping into the present, and racing towards the future.
Until.
Until, indeed, the past, her memories, caught back up to her like a snake, slithering, and hissing.
And this time, it won't be so easy to escape, was the message in the snake's beady, midnight-black eyes, in the snake's nasal, spine-chilling hisses.
Sometimes the best knight is a damsel.
In a world where women are seen as weak, defenceless creatures for men to protect and own, one orphan girl wants to be different. She dreams of being a knight. Slaying dragons, taking down armies with her father's sword. Only her foster parents don't agree with her views. On the night of her betrothal to a man over twice her age, the King's soldiers come to their tiny village, and in the chaotic aftermath she's left with a choice. Go back to life she knows and marry a man she despises. Or journey onward and risk death to earn the knighthood she dreams of.
The road forward isn't a safe one for a girl travelling with only her foster brother as company. Magic lurks in dark places. Vengeance burrows deep in many equally dark hearts. And all around the circle armies are gathering to defend the Kingdom against a threat not seen for a thousand years.
This is the first part of the 140 thousand word fantasy adventure.