by M. E. Lee
She was a prisoner. Her only crime was being her mother's daughter. Someone wanted her dead before she could become a threat. What they didn't know was that she was not entirely alone. Hidden in the rafters of Woodstock Palace, a tiny figure in a dark reddish cloak watched over her -armed with ancient magic and pointed ears, invisible to guards and assassin alike. History remembers her. It forgot him. A short fantasy rooted in real Tudor history. For fans of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and The Name of the Wind. A new Lox short story.
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 24 Oct 2026, 01:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 24 Oct 2026, 01:48 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 82% of similar stories
not enough data yet
needs about a week of observations
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
