Disclaimer: I do not own Tamora Pierce's world (Tortallian or otherwise) and any recognizable characters are more than likely to be a product of Tamora Pierce's imagination. Any characters, places, names, etc. that relate to or seem similar to actual places/people are not intended. Aziza is my character, most of the others probably aren't. Please do not steal my writing or character and if you review (please do!) then let it be constructive criticism please, I do not mind flames if they are helpful. Anything else is just a mood dampener and let's face it, with the world the way it is, we don't need anymore negativity. Thank you and please enjoy the story.
Summary
Princess Aziza Kafele Iliniat is determined to become a Lady Knight like her mother, Empress Kalasin once dreamed of doing. The only hitch in her plan? Her mother wants her to abandon that particular dream the way she did so long ago because of a bribe from her father, King Jonathan. Aziza, though, is far too headstrong to conform to her mother's plans for her so she does the only rational thing she can do…she runs away and disguises herself as a boy to train as a knight.
Far from a light-hearted and merry tale though, this will be a story about Aziza's long and winding trail on the road to becoming a page, squire and finally a Lady Knight- all against her mother's wishes. This will be a tale about lies and manipulation and a single princess's ambition that could cost her life in the end.
Thus begins the adventures of Aziza and her long, winding trail towards redemption.
What was the saying again?
The higher the pedestal, the farther the fall…if only she hadn't placed the image of herself so high in her head….maybe then she could have avoided this terrible fate…then again, when the gods and goddesses themselves are interested in you, avoiding your fate isn't the easiest thing to do.
Can she make it out of this…alive…and as the next Lady Knight?
There's only one way to find out.
Read on and try not to judge too quickly.