by Vivika » Sat May 01, 2021 12:39 pm
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How quickly the tides could turn against her.
This morning, she was a promising, revered commander of the Impérial army, destined for something beyond the simple village life she’d grown up in. She was a loyal patriot, sworn to serve the Crown with her last dying breath. She had a purpose ━ to hunt down those rebels terrorizing the Crown and infringing on the peace of the kingdom. Stars, she had a life.
But now?
She was a suspected rebel, accused of aiding her father. Her soldiers, who once revered her, were now keeping a close eye on her. Her life was shattered. One slip up, and she was done.
Luísa drew a breath in, gaze slipping around the lake ━ her place of refuge. Towering mountains and evergreens surrounded her, resolute and unmoving. A fortress. And reflected in the silver waters… the same mountains and evergreens flipped upside down in the gentle ripples. She paused.
What if she’d been wrong?
What if the world she lived in, the world she’d known, was just that? Upside-down and inside-out. She’d seen the signs. The poverty stricken villages, the power struggles of the courts, the reign of terror that infiltrated every sector of society. She’d turned a blind eye to it ━ all the injustice. Until it was right in-front of her.
Her father would receive no trial. No attempt at evading his execution, no public hearing for his side of the story.
She soaked in the image reflected in the waters, swallowing hard. Her father… he’d asked her to do something, but the Messenger had already been apprehended. There left only one option to find answers. Maybe to save her father.
To head to Eden.
To commit treason. She shuddered. If she did this… there would be no turning back. None. She’d be risking her life. Her position. She’d be setting everything on the line… but for what━