Sorry for such a low blow. This is supposed to be an update on Kiyra and it obviously isn't. I just wanted to tell you guys that I have a new Tortallan fanfic now, Rite of Passage.
It's about Adda, a young woman in Tortall and starts during the summer of 462. There's the war in Scanra, disorder in The Copper Isles, which are all probably more interesting anyway, but there's also a rebellion in Fief Dunstable. The lord has decided that he has wanted cheap labor and keeps slaves on his fief. Of course it's illegal, but Lord Amrold isn't going to say anything and the mage can hold the slaves on the fief.
Adda has been on the fief for eight years, half of her life, and she is pretty content. Growing up in the slums of Corus wasn't easy either and Adda doesn't mind the work. She just doesn't know what she's missing. Some of her fellow slaves convince her to help them to escape and she doesn't really want to, but agrees with the attitude of "I guess so. I mean, why not?" With the secrecy of an escape on the side, Adda has also got to survive life on the fief.
I have the plot mostly worked out and I think it's pretty good. Just read it, please review and tell me what you think. Thanks.