Royalty or Righteousness
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In the end, what do you choose?
In the Land of Sydril, there are 4 kingdoms: Lendor, Valdronia, Eldoria, and Kallistar. The goddess of war and magic, Failah, blessed the royalty of these 4 kingdoms with magical abilities to use for good. Instead, the kingdoms took advantage of these powers, creating an elitist society. Except for Eldoria, which had been banished and shunned off for hundreds of years, for having non-royals in their kingdoms with abilities, leaving the kingdom forgotten and vengeful to the other three.
Enora Lennox, stuck in the Province of Lendor fights every day to survive. Brawling in a fighting ring to get extra money for her and her brother, Raden. When Raden goes missing and Enora hears word that he's been thrown in the dungeon by the Watchers, she is desperate to find a way to get him out. Fate always has a way and Enora finds herself thrown into the castle in an unexpected turn.
Atlas Sterling is the heir to the throne of Lendor. For all of his life, everything has been planned. The daughter of a general to marry, a powerful ability, his sister to keep him company, and the stubbornness to prove his father wrong. When Atlas is put into the greatest challenge of his life, not only does he find a way to prove himself, but he finds his perfect escape into the life he had always dreamed of.
What really makes people choose power over morals?
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