The Sixth Element

Anna, growing up as the daughter of a renowned blacksmith, must learn to navigate societies expectations in order to earn her own prestige. While her dreams, both literal and metaphorical, refuse to fade into the past. When things seemingly go too well, is it luck? Or is something more is at play?  In a flourishing city sustained by magic and tradition, power is taught, regulated, and inherited—its foundations are accepted, not examined. Nobles, mages, commanding the power to shape the world around them, a birthright passed down from ancient ancestors revered as gods. They stand stoic and calculating, the shadows looming. Do they provide the bastion that everyone believes? Or is it a cage, wreathed in velvet. Everything that happens has the potential to shape the future... What to expect: - Slice of life, relaxing story about an intelligent and mature mc. - A story that provokes questions you desperately want answers to. (These questions have the potential to not be answered for quite some time) - Fantasy beasts of all kinds - Cozy Romance (though not until quite a bit later in the story) - 2000 words per chapter minimum (except prologues and epilogues)