War Preparations

A thick fog descended like

a shroud upon the Black Forest,

the western edge of the Kingdom.

The warrior princess stood on the battlements of her castle

her flickering torch illuminating the darkness. Whispers that had circulated along the borders for weeks pointed to the secret preparations of her subjects who sought to usurp the throne.

Dark forces threatening the kingdom wanted war.

The warrior princess decided to take action to defend her kingdom, for her people... for justice.

Without wasting any time,

she descended to the blacksmith's forge, donned the silver-inlaid sword of his ancestors,

and returned to the walls.

As the mist parted at dawn,

the eastern hills were stained red with

warrior princess thousands of enemy soldiers.

raised his sword to the sky and ordered his men to defend the walls to the death.

The battle that began that morning

would be the first day of an epic

that would change the kingdom's fate forever.