To Crown A Thief

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Summary

The Land of Aesolus, comprised of the powerful Kingdom of Fjord, the Kingdom of Sud, the wealthy Quxuphate Empire and the Wuinyth Dynasty, have been at peace for more than a hundred years after the signing of the First Treaty. But when the heir to the Kingdom of Sud, Prince Komika Sud, and his brother, Prince Blakun Sud, are murdered at sea, the alliance crumbles, and the four realms are plunged into political unrest. As war brews on the horizon, Anika Kutman, a skillful thief, is busy surviving in one of the busiest cities in the Kingdom of Sud. But when she is caught, she is forced to make a bargain for her freedom - to decipher the mysterious death of the princes. But as she discovers secrets about herself and the very kingdoms that serve to overpower one another, she becomes unsure of her own destiny. Anika soon realizes that The First Prophecy of Four has begun, but what escapes her realization is that an ancient magic, forgotten to time, is also stirring awake.

Status
Ongoing
Chapters
3
Rating
n/a
Age Rating
16+

The First Prophecy of Four

To eloquent dances of war,

To red blossoms of death,

The caress of a weapons mouth,

The love of pouring lead.

Of true royalty and a heart of stone,

Of two-faced sea dwellers with a love of gold,

Of a prince that was what he was not,

Of a girl whose sister she herself fought.

The oath was written long ago,

Beneath a mountain where rivers flow,

By a man who had little to lose.

Who enchanted a charm to be the fuse.

Twice it repeats, twice it ends.