Chapter 1: Introduction
Once upon a time there was a man and his wife. The man was the towns blacksmith and the woman made the most beautiful dresses in the whole kingdom.
One dark and rainy night the pair was given a very precious gift, a little baby girl. They named her Alexandra. When she turned 5 she wanted everyone to call her Alex and they did. Alex wasn't like the other girls in the small town. She always talked about how she wanted to save the pretty princess from the evil dragon. She never wore dresses and she always wanted to watch her father make swords rather than sit next to her mother and learn how to sew.
Her parents supported her decisions very much and soon Alex learned how to make swords, knifes and armor. When she was 19 people came to her from all over the kingdom, asking her to make them swords and other weapons or armor.
The people were amazed at the idea of a female blacksmith. Many even came to the small town to see her. But there were also some people who didn't like it at all.
"She is just a weak woman. Women are not made to work that hard."
"A woman has to make clothes and clean the house and make food not work as a blacksmith that is men's work."
And so on...
But Alex learned to ignore these ignorant comments and grew up to be a strong young woman. The towns Golden Child.