Daughters of Blood

"The daughter of blood will bring your kingdom to it's knees even as it is beginning;
Fear not the beasts of the forest, for the knife is already at your heart."

In a world of violence, magic and monsters, the two kingdoms of Vilvia teeter on the edge of a tense peace treaty. Queen Jaia of the North comes from a long line of warrior queens, but all she wants is to rule her people in peace. By her side is her loyal monster bodyguard, her only friend... and something more.
King Lysander of the South is a warmongering man, but his daughter Athalya disagrees with his violent schemes, creeping behind the scenes with her robot companion.
A prophecy binds them together and against each other, and a forest of magical monsters lurks between the two, guarding the wall that divides the kingdoms. As tensions rise and danger lurks around every corner, an unlikely group of people find each other on a quest for peace. The Daughter of Blood is coming. But who is she? And how will she bring the kingdom to it's knees?

(NaNoWriMo 2023 project)