Prologue Iysabelle

One hundred years ago, the Fae tried to invade Zoria. They wanted a battle that was never going to come. The Zorians where a peaceful people, they hated war, so instead they took the battle and made it a debate. They discussed terms, quickly agreeing with anything the Fae king said. In the end a treaty was written up, the Fae king wouldn’t invade and as soon as a young woman met his requirements he would marry her.

His requirements were simple, or so he said. The first was unusual, but the council dismissed it as a fae wanted a fae looking bride. The first requirement was that the girl had ears pointed like his own. He said he wouldn’t accept anything unnatural, the girl had to be born with the pointed ears. This shocked the council, never before had a girl in their lands been born with the ears of a fae.

The second requirement was straightforward, the girl had to possess an affinity for magic. Not any magic though, the girl had to be able to manipulate all parts of the world around her, she had to be able to work all of the known magics. Something that was unheard of, only the most powerful fae could work the magics, no human had ever been able to contain that much magic, it destroyed them.

This angered the council, it made them believe that the king was just describing one of his own kind. One councilman spoke up and voiced his concerns in the midst of his frustration, the fae king, being a ruthless creature, killed him.

He then continued to state his requirements, the third being the most reasonable and shocking. He stated clearly, the maiden must be untouched by any other male. She must remain as pure as the day she was birthed.

After saying this he simply disappeared. In his place lay a small box and a cursive note. On the note said give the box to my maiden, no one else can open the box.

And so the council did as the king asked. New laws were put in place, no woman or man could touch in any way until after marriage. Even holding hands or even brushing sides resulted in a whipping for both parties and they then had to marry.

Over the years there was multiple girls that showed one or even two of the king’s requirements, but never all three. The king was getting impatient, he was ready for his bride. Finally he went back to the council and told them if they hadn’t found his bride in the next twenty years then he was to attack.

This is where I come in. I was born exactly twenty years, to the day, after the Fae king gave his warning. No one knew I existed, not even the man who was supposedly my father. The king invaded, and started preforming mandatory house searches, and it was impossible to hide from a fae, the magic made it so. That is how they found me, my mother hadn’t gotten wind that they were doing a search on that day, so I was at home playing in the attic.

I still remember that day. I was only ten when the fae guards stormed in and saw me. I was practicing glamour without knowing it so the guards didn’t see the points of my ears, but they saw the ten year old who was playing with dolls. My mother quickly stormed in, and ushered the guards out, with the excuse I was only in a shift, I didn’t understand it at the time but that day my mother saved my life. Or at least she gave me another seven years.

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