brink of dawn

plastered on one of many signs labeled in big bold letters 'MANDATORY DRAFT ASSIGNMENT'."

𝘔𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥.

I have to do this Sol, its my responsibility. I wont run for it." All rational thoughts leave my mind as I try to drag him away.

𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦.

"But not you Adam, it doesn't have to be you."

That day would be the last time I'd see my brother as the sweet and gentle soul.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘐'𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.

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Who knew that the radio anchor would be right.

A war was brewing, but we wouldn't be aware until just three days before.

My brother was taken from me by the queen.

Sol, a nineteen year old girl who would go to the ends of the earth for her family finds herself placed in between two kingdoms in search of her older brother.

A girl who always said she loved her brother to the end and back would have to prove it.

Who knew saying you loved someone to the ends of the earth would really be put in a war at the ends of the earth?