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Empress of the World Zan's Story
Zan was in his thirties when he entered the land of magic for the first time. Among his peers, he was known as a famous explorer of new and uncharted lands. He had sailed both seas on either side of the continent and saw many sights that no one except those with him would believe. So it was no surprise that when Zan heard rumors about the land of magic, he decided that he must explore it for himself.Entering the land of magic had been a challenge all its own, and he had nearly lost his life trying to cross the ice barrier. The oppressive force of the ice cloud pushed him to the ground, suffocating him with its force. Zan tried to back up from his horrible mistake, but his body would not cooperate.Just when he had given up hope, a small animal resembling a white, three-tailed fox nuzzled up beside him to investigate. Its presence created a small shield from the pressure around the man's head, and Zan greedily gasped for air.With the fox's permission, the man scooped up the creature
Empress of the World Zan's Story II
Zan was introduced that very evening to the King and Queen, and a relationship between the monarchs and the man formed quickly. The elves, who always had a thirst for knowledge, wanted to know every detail of human life. Although they had human books, his words held far more value in their eyes. Zan spent evening after evening regaling them with his adventures."I want to see everything Zan has described," Bukuri chirped to some of the other ladies at court. The she-elves giggled among themselves. The man had certainly put some ideas in their heads in the past few weeks."I would rather see if other men are as handsome as he. What a world that must be!" Another elf chortled.Seeing all the stolen glimpses in his direction, Zan left the male elves and approached the group. "Human females have the same look when they are gossiping, you know," Zan said with a sly grin. "Who is the topic of conversation to get so many lovely ladies to join in?""You, of course!" Bukuri teased. The other y
Empress of the World Zan's Story III
The mysterious creature was still smiling at him when he opened his eyes. She seemed little more than a beautiful statue until she blinked."Who are you?" Zan asked as he rubbed his head. Perhaps he was actually dead and all of this was a hallucination.As if reading his thoughts, the creature before him chuckled. "Forgive me. I am Hanna the Fate. And I have saved you with this." She held up a glowing vial of blinding liquid. "It is yours now. It has great healing properties. But use it on external wounds only. Taking it internally can have...unintended consequences."Zan's eyes went wide. "I just drank that! What kind of consequences?!" The man held his neck, wondering if he should try to vomit. Most likely it was too late."Ah yes, the consequences," the Fate said cheerfully. "For one, you are now a Guardian, and for another..." Hanna pointed to the river nearby. Zan rushed over to look in the water. His eyes, which were normally the color of pitch, now shone silver."You have turne
Empress of the World Trial
"Hannah brought me to Valiant where I eventually joined the Council. I have spent the last few hundred years helping the Fates and my ruler with whatever task they needed. It has been a daunting but rewarding task." Zan finished his tale.It felt good to tell someone what happened all those years ago. The Guardian was not even sure if Hanna knew everything that occurred. Zan believed he had put all of it behind him long ago, but seeing Lanassa again proved that he had never actually processed what happened. 'Better to work through it now than never to do it at all,' Zan reasoned."So you did not jilt the Queen?" Aurora asked, deep in thought.Zan nearly choked on the question. "What? No! Of course not. If anything, she jilted me.""Either one of you is lying or no one was jilted at all." Aurora scrunched her face at the word 'jilted'. Like any word said repeatedly, it now sounded strange."What are you thinking?" The Guardian looked at the young woman expectantly. It was clear she ha
Empress of the World The King's Side
Zoltan tried to form his thoughts. He had happily buried all those memories, but the time had come to dig them up."I wanted to protect you," the king repeated to his wife. "I knew the explorer would never stay. He would leave you as soon as he got bored. It is what explorers do. They are constantly on the move. I tried to stall the wedding so he would show his true colors, but I could not stall it long enough.""You were the reason for all the problems with the wedding?" Zan shook his head. That is why nothing was ever ready on time.The king turned an angry glare of the man. "You would have left her, admit it! I still maintain that human love is not reliable. It is the real fairy tale here." Zoltan turned pleading eyes on the queen. "If Zan had left you after you were married, he would have ruined you.""So you decided that I should never have the chance to make that choice for myself?" Lanassa asked, realizing quickly what had occurred. She leaned away from her husband, disgusted.
Empress of the World A Treaty
"You cannot commit the elven army to go to war without our permission," Lanassa looked at her son with confusion."I did not commit the army, only myself," Ithel affirmed."I pledge myself also," Alvar added, eagerly standing as well. He would not let the prince fight alone.Zoltan tried to reason with the elves, "Let me understand. You want to go in…just the two of you…against the army of gnomes and Prince Alaron's supporters?""Of course not, Father. We will have Brinn, Gandr, Zan and a large host of humans to help us succeed." Ithel responded. "I have given my word. I will not breach it."Zoltan crossed his arms. "Defying us for the Empress yet again. No wonder your wife is jealous.""I support my husband," Calla stood and took Ithel's hand. The he-elf beamed with pride. "We must do what is right and stand against the gnomes. Jealousy should not blind us," she added the last part in a softer tone with an apologetic look at Aurora.The Empress nodded. "Indeed. Thank you Princess Cal
Empress of the World Warrior Princess
The small village was exactly where the young scout had said, and the ragged group filed into the town in the darkness of the night. The sleepy village had not quite settled down, and as news of the coup spread, lights in every window were lit while the occupants spilled into the streets.The mayor came out to greet Devrim and bowed. "Your Majesty," he said. "I am most distressed by the news that we have received from your scout." Realizing who was in their presence, the townspeople bowed as well. They waited to see if what they had just heard was accurate. Did they have a new ruler?Devrim confirmed their suspicions. "It is true. We are on the run from my son. I understand if you do not want to take us in. But if you will house and feed us, we will leave you at first light. We do not want to bring trouble on your town," the grey-eyed man spoke graciously.The mayor only seemed half-listening, which Devrim at first thought was rude. The man's round eyes were searching the crowd when h
Empress of the World Lost Princess
Early the next morning, the group left the town hoping to put some distance between themselves and the capital. The mayor promised to make the citizens keep quiet about what they saw, both for their own safety and the safety of the princess.Devrim chuckled to himself that he was not their chief concern, but he also could not blame them. If he were in their shoes, he would feel the same way about Mairwen. The group headed out east of the town and then hooked south, making sure that any loose tongues would give faulty information.After much discussion, Bella and Candela were left behind with the healer. Bella, who could not walk while her leg healed, would need to be carried on a stretcher, so she and her sister decided that they could not slow the others down. It was a tough call, and the women would be missed. Mairwen felt like she had said goodbye to another piece of her mother when she hugged them for the last time.The group traipsed along in silence for quite some time. Seeing t
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