Hey,
So this is a sequel to Rose Among the Thorns, but it's basically about Elizabeth and John's son ( for those of you who have read it) But this can be read alone, because it's got next to nothing to do with the previous story. It's a bit different to Rose Among the Thorns, it's a bit more tragic. It starts out in Elizabeth's pov.
PROLOGUE
I gaze down at my son; he has grown up to become a courageous and intelligent young king, exactly like his father. I feel a pang of sorrow, somewhere near my heart, as I fondly remember my late husband, King John. The pain of his death is still heavy in my heart.
I worry for Derek, the war that took my husband from me five years ago, has left the lower classes in poverty. There is no doubt that there will be a consequent uprising, one that, as king, he will have to deal with.
I remain Queen Regent, so that he will not be forced into marriage too early (as is the custom if he was the sole ruler) and so that he will not be required to bear the full burden of the kingdom on his shoulders. But I am afraid it may not be for much longer, for there is no use denying the truth. My hands are gnarled with age, and grey has seeped into brown all too long ago. I do not move from my chamber as often as I used to, and my eyesight nor strength is what it once was. I will not be able to protect him from his destiny for much longer.
Yes I know it is very short, but it's just the prologue! I have already written the next chapter! YAY! So please review, tell me what you think of it so far, and the next chapter should be up this week or the next!
DustyPhoenix