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A King's Surrender Prologue
December 10, 1336. Outskirts of Bandos, The Kingdom of Myknos. Lady Odeya Katarina BlackThe early winter chill rattled the girl's bones as she stood clad in only a light plate armor that followed the contours of her slim frame and allowed her a free range of movement. This was essential since her fighting style relied on speed, not power. She stood firm and focused as she eyed the opponent before her who had more experience on the battle field. Lord Egerton was one of her father's men from one of the recently destroyed hill clans and he rarely spoke but to a select few that had earned his respect. It had been a year since she had started her training and she had felt that it was unfair for her to face a man who had used a sword for more years than she had been alive. She looked up and sent a firm nod to the man sitting in the balcony overlooking the training ground. He gave her a blank stare and she focused her attention on the man in front of her. She weighed her chances of v
A King's Surrender Chapter 1
July 25, 1345.Radnor Forest,North Walsham,The Kingdom of Myknos.Lady Odeya Katarina Black Sounds of battle in the air brought the lone rider to a halt below an old iron wood tree. The sounds came from the meadow downhill tickling her curiosity to observe the scene.The forest itself held its breath as if the spectacle below was one that determined the fate of the world. No birds could be heard singing their lively tunes and the crickets, these woods were famous for, remained silent. She loved watching men in combat as there was a feeling that she got from seeing the dance of the feet of the soldiers, the sounds of the clashing swords and the determination on the faces of both men, that could be likened to that experienced by an opium addict.The rider was but eighteen summers old so she had never known real combat besides the training's from her father and brothers in arms so the chance of observing an actual battle was an opportunity that she couldn't afford to miss.She dismoun
A King's Surrender Chapter 2
July 25, 1345.Radnor Forest,North Walsham,The Kingdom of Myknos.Prince Nicolas Alexander Tutton"Damn it!" Nicolas yelled in frustration.'How could he have let that wench embarrass him like that?" He thought.His men were too busy trying to help him to catch the bitch that had attacked him. He growled in frustration then softened his expression because it was not their fault in anyway. They were already too weary from fighting the men who had ambushed them. He had ordered his men to capture at least one of them to interrogate but the annoying woman had killed them all.'Damn her! Damn her to hell!' He thought."Sir Hunter." He called softly, "Status report."The young knight was ghostly pale after watching his older brother die. He understood the boys' pain as he had been in the very same position not too long ago."Your highness," He said with a bow, "Sir's Henry, Castor and... Chris... Christopher are dead. Then about ten foot soldiers also. Sir Godfrey has a very deep cut on
A King's Surrender Chapter 3
July 28, 1345.Stormhold Castle,The walled city of Rothwell,The capital city of Myknos.Lady Odeya Katarina BlackMornings in Stormhold were beautiful and in some ways, a routine had developed over the years except on days when royalty from other kingdoms were visiting or the prince was returning from a long trip and such was this morning. Prince Nicolas had just returned from Imras after a long month away and although the nobles were happy he was back safely, the servants were utterly terrified. He frustrated them a great deal and did not hesitate to make them feel worthless.Maids rushed about in the kitchens helping the fat cook, Madame Elma, prepare breakfast for the royal family while the others delivered hot water their chambers. Odeya carried dirty bed linens in a basket to the laundry and she had almost collapsed too many times under the weight of it. She was uncomfortable in the itchy woollen dress and undergarment but she had to endure it for the sake of blending in and wa
A King's Surrender Chapter 4
July 28, 1345.Stormhold Castle,The walled city of Rothwell,The capital city of Myknos.Prince Nicolas Alexander TuttonHe was seeing red and it was all because of that wench. He was so angry that he could...Dear God she made him mad. He hated always feeling like everyone saw him as the spare son so he suppressed it but hearing someone say it now especially her. He threw all the plates across the room at the wall and shouted. He punched the wall and slammed his hand on it many times. He rested his head on the wall and did not even look up to see who had entered his room. "Nicolas Alexander Tutton! How many times have I told you not to break things when you are throwing a tantrum?"Hearing his sisters' voice calmed him down a little bit. She hated seeing him cranky or even angry and always made it her job to scold him for it. She annoyed him a lot but always managed to make him smile when she asked him to help her play pranks on snooty nobles."You've completely destroyed your room
A King's Surrender Chapter 5
August 1, 1345.Stormhold Castle,The walled city of Rothwell,Capital of Myknos.Prince Nicolas Alexander TuttonThe first week of August brought a lot of work for the servants in Stormhold but even more so for the Prince. He had the Tri-kingdom games to plan, accounts, and stores to fill and investigations on the ambush in the woods to oversee. Now the noise from the debate among the lords was driving him crazy. Lord George of Tyrene and Lord Vadim of Dronfeld were arguing about who would supply the wines for the games and every other lord present was picking sides.“Your Highness, we are all familiar with Tyrene’s wines. Our imported wines are more exquisite and would make the other kingdoms marvel. I even have a new supply coming in my Prince. The kind that has never seen on our shores or Shiv’ra’s as my spies have told me.” Lord Vadim said.“My Prince now would be a time to stick with our traditional flavours. The vintage is ready and I can assure you that it is even better than
A King's Surrender Chapter 6
August 1, 1345. Stormhold Castle, The walled city of Rothwell, Capital of Myknos. Lady Odeya Katarina Black"Don't you have anything better to do!" She yelled, at the people staring at her in the kitchen. The noise came at once as they all started to gossip and she didn't need to ask to know what it was about. Damn him! She hated him for embarassing her in front all the servants in the kitchens and she hated herself more for responding as she did when he had blown air on her ear. She had chased him down to give him a piece of her mind but she had gotten distracted by the mischief that lit up his cobalt blue eyes and his ruffled chocolate locks. It looked so soft that it made her want to run her hands through it. She hated how he had turned her legs to jelly and sent heat pooling in her nether regions. He had almost sent her over the edge just by pressing her against the wall and even now she felt herself getting hot. She finally understood what the newly wedded maids felt whe
A King's Surrender Chapter 7
August 3, 1345. Stormhold Castle, The walled city of Rothwell, Capital of Myknos. Lady Odeya Katarina BlackExcitement spread through the staff in Stormhold and they all couldn't wait to see the new arrivals. Different rumours had begun spreading about the Prince and Princess of Shiv'ra.Some said they had black skin, someone said they were like giants and those with little imagination waited patienly to see them in the corridors leading to the Great Hall.Princess Alyn and Odeya fed on the hum of energy and put extra time into getting ready. Odeya already knew what the Prince looked like and a smile came to her face at his charming ways. 'Khalid', she remembered. Princess Alyn had been so jealous when she heard that she had seen him first but she soon let go of her jealousy when Odeya asked her to help her look nice. The Princess had squealed with delight and produced a red number that she claimed her look like an undead Princess. She lent her a silver necklace and combed out h
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