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The sky had started to darken and the trees were set ablaze. Suddenly a voice that emitted pure evil and hatred spoke. "Do you think your Lords can keep you safe at night? Do you think they can protect you from darkness that reaches further everyday? Not even Lord Jeruth has control over such a thing."
Minus growled, the ground shaking violently. "You won't harm my children. If one hair on their heads is touched I will kill you!"
The voice only laughed and continued. "Your Lord Tezoth gave you light, your Lord Carinth gave you land. Your Lord Corinth even has the audacity to call the creatures that roam his own. But there is something deep down that is their reckoning! It is a being, it is a force, it is the destruction of all, not even Lord Jeruth can withstand it!
"Do you wonder why the Dragon Lords have become so scarce? Do you wonder why they remain so few? It is because I've caught up to them. I am Roslarb and the the shadows are my domain, where nothing can escape me!
"I am the reaper of purity and happiness, I am the bringer of destruction and misery, heed my warning! In due time I will call upon you Minus and you Drexel, I will offer my dark blessing. I can give you power, fortune, and so much more. I can make you into what your Dragon Lords could never be. Defy me and pay! I am the everlasting void that consumes! I am death!"
Noor, a dancer in the Royal Court of the Al-Yauzhan Empire wants nothing more than to pay off her debts and lead a nice, simple life-but a chance encounter with the crown prince and his brother brings her into the dangerous world of court politics. As Noor and the princes investigate their uncle and cousin's possible treason, she grows closer to the crown prince, but in order to save the kingdom and the person she loves, Noor will have to risk everything...
A romantic adventure set in an imagined Arabic kingdom, THE DANCING GIRL is a story of court intrigues, romantic entanglements, and secret meetings as Noor and her best friend Amir try to help the princes they're falling for expose corrupt court officials with plans to seize the throne. Noor and Amir are close to having everything they've ever dreamed of...now all they need to do is survive.