Disclaimer:Characters you recognize are owned by Tamora Pierce.
Raedeshe, Rhea, Maia, Laius, etc...are owned by me as is the general plotline...
Credits for 90 of the fluff in this story is contributed by my friend, Purple Eyed Cat
Prologue
"A long time ago, when Tortall had reigned glorious for centuries and few wars were fought, there was a woman born with wild magic that was unending. She wielded the wild magic of the animals, the plants, and the rocks. She could transform into any creature, divine or mortal, and could speak to every living thing. A prophecy had been spoken about her coming a century before by the Wildmage, Daine. The woman was not one of us, she was a Marenite by birth, and yet she was linked by blood to Carthak, Galla, Tusaine, Scanra, and Tortall. She risked everything she knew, everything she had ever held dear to reunite the crumbling kingdom of Tortall but would eventually….Well, never mind that. You will find out what happens as the tale progresses. Now where does the story begin?"