Kingdom in Turmoil (The Seven Islands Book 1) by J.D. Morrison
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Overview: A king, a witch, an assassin, a farmer, and a backwoodsman struggle to survive in this fantasy novella about magic, power, and family.
The wagon rolled away and Braume began making his way home. He felt nervous about something, but couldn’t identify what it was. Artyom had run errands in Avanton alone before and his father selling goods in town wasn’t new, but he felt like something was going to happen to one or both of them. He turned to watch the wagon disappear over a hill and thought maybe I should stop them.
She considered herself an orphan even though she had seven siblings and a loving mother. Her father had died during the Plains War a few years earlier, devastating her in an irreparable way. She loved him with all her heart and was furious that he died in a nonsensical war. Before he left to join his unit, she taught him letters and numbers so that he could write her. She was already the most intelligent member of her family at seven years old. Now, twelve and close to marrying age, she felt trapped and alone and contemplated running away at least once a day.
His eyes lock onto an old man standing in front of a wagon who is showing a stalk of corn to a potential customer. It had been a while since he had killed an elderly man. They were always the easiest targets as they shuffled slowly from place to place. He had seen this man before as he was as a local legend around Avanton and The Hamelesh. He never questioned the highlord when given the names and descriptions of targets. He simply accepted the assignment and completed it without regard to the effect it may have on the families and friends of the departed. This time was different, however. He knew that by killing this man he’d be causing quite a stir in the neighboring villages and trade posts.
He was a veteran of the War of the Plains a decade ago and still carried the limp to prove it. He now considered himself more a trapper than a solider and spent his days setting bear, rabbit, and squirrel traps along the edges of the forest near his home. He made his own clothes and hunted and cooked his own food. He was a proud man and in his youth he was well-liked by all. Now, no one even knows of existence save the bandit who murdered his family all those years ago.
It had been two months since his father’s burial and he still had a lot to learn, which is to be expected of a twelve-year old. There was a concern that he spent more time with his head in a book than he did ruling the kingdom. In fact, it was rare to see him without a book or two on his person. Today was no different. He entered the chamber to find the room in a dead silence. “My lords,” he said, “how rude of me to keep you all waiting. What is on the agenda for today?” He placed two different religious texts on the table and took his seat at the head. He had recently met with Archpontiff Sidney and wanted the day’s meeting to be solely concerned with religious matters, but there was a more
Genre: Fiction; Fantasy
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