SYNOPSIS
When Esme is a child, her mother--the queen of Diella--dies mysteriously on the beach. The death is immediately blamed on sea serpents, ocean-dwelling cousins of dragons that are infamous for being violently unpredictable and attacking coastal cities. Esme takes to sleeping around as she gets older, hoping to fill the hole in her heart, but only ends up tearing it more.
When she finds a serpent hatchling washed up on the beach and can't bring herself to kill it, Esme decides to raise it as an ally of Diella instead of an enemy. With the help of the serpent she raises and a certain foreign prince with an odd choice in weaponry, she finds herself less empty than before.
But as she learns more about the true nature of the sea serpents, old matters don't make as much sense as they used to, and Esme starts asking questions nobody else dared to.
Why would a serpent attack a human unprovoked?
Was her mother's death on the beach truly an accident, or was it murder?
And what if she's next?
P.S. i will rewrite this blurb a little better at a later date.
COVER CREDIT
the cover was made by CarKann and she makes wonderful covers (take a look at her threads!)
STARTED
may 11, 2017 // first chapter posted on may 20, 2017
FINISHED
not yet, kiddo. (hopefully it will be one day)
CONTENT WARNING
- slavery of a species
- racism
- DRAGONS (not that it's bad i just wanted to remind y'all)
- implied sexual stuff
- swearing
AUTHOR'S NOTE
I'm still figuring out this world as I write it. As we go, things will change. Languages and continents and kingdoms will be given names, the setting may slightly change in physical description. The appearance of magic and magical creatures will be varied as I try to incorporate the world as I envision it into the story. I will not go back to fix everything as the world changes until I finish the first draft. Going back will only stop me from finishing, so please bear with me. But, I would still appreciate general feedback and mention of errors, such as plot incontinuities and the misplacement of Chekov's guns.
Thanks for reading the story,
nekh
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