Salt and Iron: Beyond The Horizon
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Lady Aurelie of Rebria is no stranger to silence and scrutiny. Displaced from her own noble house and country, she now finds herself navigating the treacherous halls of the foreign kingdom. Surrounded by descendants of distant Gods in royal form, her every move is watched, especially after it's revealed she commands a dangerous shifter eldric. With the threat of imprisonment or worse looming, Aurelie must tread carefully through adorned palace corridors and political traps. Aurelie is unsure of whom to trust or if she'll survive long enough to unravel her family history and the history that divides the once-allied kingdoms.
To secure her place in the Nudandrian court, Aurelie must master not only their customs but their games. She must earn the favor of skeptical nobles, form fragile alliances with power-hungry house heirs, and play the role of a loyal noble while hiding truths that could unravel the entire kingdom.
Above all, she must earn the trust of the crowned prince of Netholic. Aurelie is determined to prove that she is more than just a pawn in a divine game of hierarchy-that she is a force to be reckoned with. But beneath the glittering facade of Netholian grandeur, ancient tensions stir.
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