The Copper Isles Princess
By Morfalasiel22
One summer's day, a young girl gazed daydreaming out the window of her bedroom. Suddenly, a rush of memories sped through her mind. Her Tortallan parents, who were duke and duchess of Pearlmouth, had been assassinated by Copper Isles' assassins. They had taken her to the king and queen, who had taken a liking to her and adopted her. She was spiteful toward them for the fact that they had killed her parents, but was grateful to them because they had spared her life. She was woken from her daydreams by her foster brother barging into the room.
"Where is that stupid cat?!" he screamed angrily. The girl rolled her eyes and smirked mischievously. The tall boy whirled around and glared at her with his sharp black eyes. "Kalin, you know where he is, don't you?"
She looked at him sarcastically. "What?" she asked instantly.
Just as the boy started to charge at her, the king stepped into the room. "What is going on?" He didn't wait for an answer. "Kalin, you need to get ready for the banquet, and Kilorn, you are to go to the horse stables and make sure the servants are doing their jobs properly." Everyone went in different directions.
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That night, at the banquet, a young noble's son flirted with Kalin. She ignored him. Then, out of the blue, the king announced the betrothal; Kalin and the noble boy's. Kalin almost choked on her food. She glared at the king, and then at the boy. The boy just smiled at her flirtatiously. Suddenly, she got up from the table, and ran out of the room, and upstairs to her brother's room. She had an idea.
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When she reached the room, she searched through his wardrobe for breeches and shirts that would fit her. She was fifteen, too old normally to enter into knighthood training, but she did not care. She could always lie about her age.
Awhile later, she was running to the harbor to find a ship. She had changed into boys' clothes, cut her hair, and packed all her possessions, which were not many. In her arms was the black cat that Kilorn was trying to torture. She was to Tortall, her home country.