A/N: Hi everyone! This is my first star wars fanfic, and the second I post on the internet. I'm pretty excited to finally put into words an idea that's been bugging me for quite a while, and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I will! Thank you for reading and enjoy! :)
My father always said I was special, that he knew it from the moment he held me for the first time. I always wondered how I, a farm girl from an almost forgotten planet in the Outer Rim, could be anything remotely close to special. Until I was old enough to understand that by special he meant different. And that, I definitely was. Although other people preferred to call me other things, weird being one of the nicest.
Now, I know what you're thinking. You're probably furrowing your brows right now, wondering if you've been tricked by whoever gave you this bunch of scrawled papers. I bet you have heard the stories they tell about me, they probably are one of the main reasons why you're reading this. I've heard them too. Some say I'm the long-lost princess of a mystical planet, others that I'm the daughter of some legendary hero and I've even heard some people say I'm the forbidden child of Luke Skywalker. All of them couldn't be further away from the truth.
Because, as I've already said dear reader, I was born in a humble family. I'm sorry to disappoint you. But let me tell you something: all great stories have small beginnings. For example, some of them start in poor desertic planets. This one too, even if I wasn't the one born on that planet. And this leads me to the second thing you must know about me: I'm not the hero of this tale. Becouse this story has more than just one hero, I'm solely one of them, even if I'd never call myself that. So I'll have to ask you to bear with me, because I can only explain what I lived. And, honestly, I've missed some important events. But I'll try to explain everything as truthfully as I can.
That's all you need to know, for now. I invite you to turn the page and learn what truly happened. And let me warn you, sometimes the truth isn't as exciting as the lies were, so keep that in mind.
Oh! I've just realised I haven't officially introduced myself. Well, my name is Lyra Ilrich, and it's truly a pleasure to meet you, adventurous reader.