Dwinter1998
The Year Before the Crown
Princess Leonor of Valkan has spent her life trying to earn back something she can never reclaim: her father's approval.
Sent to Galkhein to strengthen a fragile peace treaty, Leonor expects little more than political maneuvering. Instead, she discovers an unexpected friend in Crown Princess Rishe, a kingdom far different from the stories she was raised to believe, and a conspiracy that reaches back to the greatest tragedy of her childhood.
When tragedy forces her back to Valkan, Leonor finds a kingdom she no longer recognizes. As political unrest threatens to reignite war, she finds an unlikely ally in Raul, a hunter from the Kingdom of Siguel now serving under Crown Prince Arnold of Galkhein. Together, they begin unraveling a web of lies that could destroy not only Valkan, but the fragile peace between kingdoms.
Can Leonor uncover the truth before history repeats itself, or will she lose both her kingdom and her life in the process?