The Queen's Crown
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Only in the hands of the true finder will the crown move.
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The Queen is about to die and prophecy has it that the next Queen will destroy the land. Except she stops it.
After asking her spellcasters to cast a spell that will transform her looks to that of an aged woman, she journeys to find a Queen fit to rule, and binds her to the crown with magic. But no one knows of this, not even the girl
And so it is that 9 years pass by, the Prince is King but has no Queen and then the search for the key to the Queen's chest begins.
Meet Alani, a girl from a poor background who just wants to save her family from slavery. She decides to sell a treasured key an old woman gave her long ago. A key that can save her from slavery.
But can she bring herself to do it? Even if she does, to whom? And will the crown recognize the buyer?
Read and find out for yourself.
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