Queendom of the Seven Lakes: 1 (Legends of the Godskissed Continent)

There are always those who are willing to pay for someone elses death. Having grown up amongst the Family of Assassins Elen-ai knows well the prices people are willing to pay to see their enemies fall quickly quietly and discreetly. When she is asked to preserve life rather than take it she is surprised. Upon hearing that her charge is the Queens only child Gidyon who is secretly being groomed to succeed his mother she is horrified. To ensure political stability no man has ever sat on the throne of the Queendom of the Seven Lakes. Yet one does not easily refuse a Queen and so reluctantly Elen-ai accepts the contract. Her fears only deepen upon meeting the sixteen-year-old Prince Gidyon who treats her as no better than a petty murderer. However following an attack on his life Elen-ai is forced to admit that the danger of leaving this boy-prince alone may be even worse than leaving him to his own devices. Elen-ai reluctantly accompanies Gidyon across the country to identify those within the seven most powerful families who are responsible for the attempt on the Princes life. Somewhere in their travels from the calm waters of Lake Tak to the looming cliffs above Lake Bertak the two form an unlikely yet profound friendship and Elen-ai begins to see that Gidyon has the makings of a great ruler within him. As they meet with the families of power it becomes increasingly clear that secrets and power games run far deeper throughout the Queendom of the Seven Lakes than either of them ever suspected