The arrival of the Sa-har family, important merchants presumably involved in ruling one of the most advanced cities in the studies of sorcery, to the commercial city port of Cirulia, rule by count and countess Lorahn, could potentially revert the now slow city back to its former glory.
To further establish relations and further everybody's goals, the counts send their son and heir, Elia Lorahn, back to the magic city with the Sa-hars to understand the actions that they take in their city and observe their character.
The eldest daughter of the Sa-har family, though, suspects there is more to the young noble than meets the eye, and decides to take it upon herself to watch him and discover what he is really up to in their city.
Join me, reader, in a thrilling mistery story, with enticing character relationships; and full of magic, combat, ploys and betrayals, that might affect not one realm, but two. But this all starts with a once brimming city, in the east coast of the country of Eldoris, once ruled by the Lost King...
~ONC 2024 Honourable Mention~
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Alaric, the King of Silmarea, recently married to his beloved husband, needs an heir of his own blood to secure the throne.
With the help of Emrys, his court magician and best friend, he recalls his youthful escapades and discovers a daughter he once had with a woman he had loved in The World Beyond The Stones (our world).
He sends an unlikely but trusted trio on a quest to find her and bring her home-- a brooding dragon shifter and Highlander who owes him a favor, a dashing elf whom he loves like the son he never had, and a loyal, kindhearted dwarf, the elf's best friend.
Alaric, the last scion of the old gods, weary of ruling the country and ready to retire and enjoy his love life, doesn't know that this quest will bring much more than he ever bargained for, setting in motion events plotted by the destiny that will challenge his kingdom and legacy.
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My ONC 2024 entry inspired by prompt 21: A dragon, an elf, and a dwarf embark on a quest to find the lost heir to the kingdom.