
by J. E. Goldsaber
If you were faced with one choice; to watch someone you love march to their certain death, or to step into an illicit role to save them. . . Which would you choose? In the colorful city of Windsor, rumors spread. The Kingdom of Carragean, king-less for over two decades, has attacked Centinali's sister kingdom with a new, mysterious leader at its head. They bring one clear message. War. The call to arms echoes through the land. Nobles and commoners alike are summoned by the king. But for the far-from-perfect noble-born, Roseti Semnia, the stakes are personal. Her father, battle-worn and weary, is heading into a conflict from which he may never return. Caught between her parents’ expectations, her own desire to protect them, and her longing for freedom, she makes a bold decision. She will find a way to serve the king in her father's stead—as a lady, but also a warrior. But this choice brings more than just disapproval from the king's court. Dark treachery lurks within the castle walls, and a deadly plot threatens to thrust Centinali into all-out war, and Roseti into more than she bargained for.As she navigates through deception, self-doubt, and battlefields, one shocking truth will reshape everything she knows about the war—and their true enemy. What to expect: A slow burn story of self-discovery filled with layered narrative and mixed pacing. Deeply exploring themes of growth, determination, loyalty, and moral obligation.
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| 0 | Chapter One: Omens of War | 0 |
| 1 | Chapter Two: The Post | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter Three: The Trial | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter Four: The Competitors | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter Five: Into a Man's Shoes | 0 |
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| Chapter Six: Doubt |
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| 6 | Chapter Seven: The Joust | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter Eight: The Medallion | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter Nine: The Annual Spring Festival | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter Ten: Princesses and Pirates | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter Eleven: The Woman in Black | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter Twelve: Ill Tidings | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter Thirteen: Bits of The Past | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter Fourteen: The Quest | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter Fifteen: Dark Plots | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter Sixteen: Alone In The Sands | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter Seventeen: The Kingdom Duoira | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter Eighteen: The Boy of Carragean | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter Nineteen: Wrecked | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter Twenty: An Audience with the Prince | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter Twenty-One: Across The Burning Sands | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter Twenty-Two: Castle Newbeck | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter Twenty-Three: A Letter From The Dead | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter Twenty-Four: Ridicule | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter Twenty-Five: Baptism of Fire | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter Twenty-Six: Infiltration | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter Twenty Seven: The Carragean Fort | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter Twenty-Eight: Clues | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Master's Bidding | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter Thirty: Darkness Cometh To All | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter Thirty-One: In The Hands of Fate | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter Thirty-Two: Reflections | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter Thirty-Three: The Army of The Ox | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter Thirty-Four: Besieged | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter Thirty-Five: The Enemy Within | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter Thirty-Six: Hidden Survivors | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Assault | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter Thirty-Eight: Salvation | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Obsidian Coffin | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter Forty: Suspicion | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter Forty-One: A Way In | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter Forty-Two: Betrayal of an Ally | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter Forty-Three: The Antidote | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter Forty-Four: The Missive | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter Forty-Five: The Summons | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter Forty-Six: The Truth | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter Forty-Seven: A Killer in the Shadows | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter Forty-Eight: The Spy | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter Forty-Nine: The Return to Duoira | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter Fifty: A Strange Encounter | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter Fifty-One: Beyond the Mask | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter Fifty-Two: The Burden of Knowledge | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter Fifty-Three: For Ill or Fortune | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter Fifty-Four: A Friend In Need | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter Fifty-Five: The Queen of the Ox | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter Fifty-Six: Grief | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter Fifty-Seven: Hope | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter Fifty-Eight: Unfinished Business | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter Fifty-Nine: Into The Lion's Den | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter Sixty: Peace | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter Sixty-One: Homeward Bound | 0 |