Yearning for the Moon
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After winning the herbalist competition, Elianna, is outraged that the prize for winning is below that of all the other competitions. Left with no other choice but to venture into the tainted lands, Elianna, must prepare for all the obstacles she didn't know were standing in her way.
Coming face to face with the monsters that roam the tainted lands, a monster she would become without the lodestone necklace she wears. Having the idea to go to the Valena Outpost before moving on to her city, Andreas gives her many surprises for the trip. But even though she wants to flourish in the outpost she can't quite make it home, not when she has a city nearby that she can claim and rule for her own.
Where she can ensure her word is law, and that no one else can try to make her do something she doesn't want to, but focusing on the little things isn't always good, her lack of strength becomes detrimental in the tainted lands, bringing disaster upon Andreas and his family, will she be able to overcome enemies more powerful than her?
What will happen when she finally reaches the ruins of her city? Will she be able to rebuild or will she be driven out of the tainted lands like so many before? Elianna once bent for her family, and she refuses to do it anymore, she will not bend nor will she break, her only choice left is to endure and overcome, but will she succeed?
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