A Tale of Ocean and Gold
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In Tir Duraith-the Drowned Continent-magic is not prayed for, but paid for in memory. Dragons are not beasts but ruptures in time itself, unmaking history wherever they wake. And in a land where silence is sacred and oaths are carved into bone, two heirs are bound by politics, prophecy, and something far more dangerous: memory.
Islyn Bartalor, an orphan with no bloodline to claim, has been raised as heir to Iseroth by faith and fear alone. Whispers follow her-dreams she cannot remember, powers she cannot control. When the High Court forces her into marriage with Marvos Gadal, the Bone-Wreathed Prince of Haldrith Kai, the union is meant to bind two crumbling nations. But the sea-born prince is no willing ally, and his people bow to no throne but the tides.
As ancient rifts stir and dragons rise from the drowned bones of the continent, Islyn and Marvos must navigate treacherous courts, unravel forgotten truths, and confront the cost of their own memories. What begins as a bitter pact may become something neither can deny-if they can survive being remembered wrong, or not at all.
❝What if you were never chosen-only claimed?❞
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