Of Blood and Fire

Highest ranking: #241 in Adventure

Henri is terrified. He's not ready to ascend the throne, no matter how much reassurance he receives from his parents. He lacks the skills necessary for reign - he prefers painting to budgeting, he doesn't understand how the council works, and he doesn't even have the gift of firehands, passed down to the firstborn royal of each generation.

Sora...she's confused. She has no idea how she managed to get into a competition for the prince's heart, and even less of an idea of how she won. She was ready to move on from her life working as a maid, but she isn't quite willing to condemn herself to a live trapped inside the palace from a different perspective - she can't, she can't be the queen.

And Khani's jealous. She's envious of Sora that she got to actually hold a conversation with the prince, much less marry him. She'd been in love with the prince for as long as she could remember, and all she got was the occasional opportunity to be his silent, invisible substitute maid to color up her monotonous life as a baker in the kitchens. She's so jealous that she can't even look at Sora - particularly when she's seated adorned in silk and jewels atop her throne.

But when one royal is murdered as they slept, the kingdom of Arehlia is thrown into turmoil, causing tensions to arise both within and outside borders as the other three kingdoms prepare to invade. Fearing for their lives, Khani and Sora flee the palace - but they discover a secret hidden deep in the mountains...a secret that will affect the lives of the generations to come.