29 parts Complete MatureOn top of snow crested mountains that never melted, only those with resolve of steel and unending strength could fathom living in this icy hellscape.
Volkova, A surname that could strike fear in the hearts of all, ruled over this icey tundra. With warriors who were rumoured to be able to take a hundred arrows and still fight forward, earned their legend because of their terrifying battle tactics and heartless politics.
Katya Volkova, Fourth in line for the throne knew from a young age where her place was in society. She would be a pawn, used to barter with other nations for whatever the kingdom needed but it was an honour to her to be able to protect her people any way she could.
Nadia Volkova, youngest sister and the only sibling who was able to bring a smile to Katya's face though her ice may be a frozen tundra like her homeland she had a soft spot for her sister.
When her father brings the family together to talk politics, he brings up a marriage alliance between Nadia and a king from some far off island. She is rocked with disbelief. She's too young, too foolish, not ready for foreign politics. As Nadia sits in the chair, crying her eyes out, Katya convinces her father to take her place, she would not only be a useful pawn to get aid for the coming war but with her brains and the fact that she would never be swayed by any sweet words or false promises she could also deliver intel and be an inside spy for her father.