A Daughter of Kings - E-book - ePub

Eighteen-year-old Alirah is the princess of Arandia, but she has never seen her realm. Long ago her father, Ethyrin, fled into exile in order to save his kingdom from a disastrous civil war. Alirah has grown up sheltered and happy among her mother's people in the far west. But one day a messenger from Arandia searches them out. He is a young warrior named Kelorn, as painfully shy as he is formidable in battle.
He begs them for help, for Arandia is in peril. Its people suffer under the rule of the usurping Tyrant King, and the forces of Darkness are rising again in the shadows, plotting to destroy it. Ethyrin cannot return to his kingdom, so Alirah knows she must go in his stead. She takes up his ancient sword and sets out for Arandia along with Kelorn. Just getting there is difficult enough. They must travel in secret, for if the Tyrant King learns that true heirs to the throne still live, he will stop at nothing to destroy them.
Arandia lies halfway across the world, and to reach it Alirah and Kelorn must evade evil barbarians, murderous brigands, and even the restless spirits of the dead. And saving the kingdom will be more difficult than they imagine. Many there are loyal to the Tyrant King, and not all of them are evil. Too late Alirah discovers that there may be no way to save her kingdom without shedding innocent blood.