Scales and Steel

An original story set in a universe with magic, dragons, and prophecies-----Queen Eyria II , the last living blood of the Aurelianum Dyntasty and only known person currently bonded to a god-like creature of old is about to celebrate her fifth year on the throne. She has spent her reign so far forging peace and glueing her nation back together after her father's disastrous rule of nearly 50 years. Only problem? She has yet to marry and produce an heir, the two things she dreads doing more than anything.Rhian Vedras Is a sailor aboard "The Albatross", the flagship of a notorious pirate queen simply known as "The Gull Princess". Determined to gain glory, she sets out on a seafaring adventure with twists, turns, and lots of near-death experiences.Sir Lucian Çerveyra is a knight on a journey to the capital where he hopes to pledge himself into the Queen's service. After many long battles and the losses of the ones whom he held dear, he thinks it would be better to enter a more idle position as a bodyguard. The real battlefield can truly scar someone after all. But soon, he discovers a mystery that runs deep into the Queen's very own court, one that may be deadly if not solvedand much more!