A Warden of Noble Blood

by JackOLantern1337

Elissa Cousland lives a charmed existence. Born into nobility, raised by loving parents, trained as a warrior and leader. But one day that all changes. Her home is destroyed. Her family is gone. Now she must save the world from a dreaded evil, while managing friends and relationships. Follow her as she recounts these events in her diary. Fem Cousland X Alister

2. Elissa Cousland Giant Rat Slayer

Your going to love this one. So Nan's screaming her head off, seems Griffon has gotten into the larder again. So me and Sir Gilmore come rushing in and yelling at the servants, poor wretches were to scared to confront Griffon. Not that I blame them of course, a Mabari can be quite scary if you don't know he'll do anything for a belly rub. After that he tends to be far less intimidating.

So anyway back to the story. We go in and he's just sniffing around. We start to wonder if something's going on and then bam. Giant Rats. Giant Rats leapt out and attack us. One of them even jumped at me, a Giant Flying Rat!, I cut him in half with my sword. Literally in half. When he was in the air. I would like to think it was the result of my skill with the blade, I've been practicing extra lately, but probably it was just coincidence.

I didn't even know rats got that big. I asked Roland about it and he didn't think the rats were anything too remarkable. I suppose it is one of the things you learn to deal with when your a peasant. Their are on books in the library about the various kinds of rats in Highover. Believe me I would know. Maybe I should buy one. Ha that would put me in the family history books. "Elissa Cousland the one who gave us the rat book." Sent back to Highover from both Denerum and Amaranthine for being "problematic." "Elissa Cousland the brat who got a Mabari because her brother got a baby." or "Elissa Cousland the one who got caught by the servants making out ,drunk, with some traveling Bard in the study" that was my low point.

Thankfully I've learnt to put my energy and my mind to more productive uses. And in my defense Fergus was even worse than me. Truly nobody expected him to get married. And if by some miracle he got married it would certainly not be to an Antivan. And it most surely would not be to the most straight laced Antivan in all of Antiva. They must have said something of the sort about my parents. We Couslands are indeed a remarkable lot. That's what my mother likes to say. And she should know. She married one of us. I wonder who I will wed. When I was a girl I always thought it would be the King, but Anora got their first. Probably for the best. I plan to stay unattached for at least five years, I need to get comfortable with myself before I make that kind of commitment. Still I am getting offers.

Hopefully he'll be someone nice, and good looking. That matters a lot as well.