Prologue

There's a war going on around these parts. Every day a new child is taken in to test to see if they have what it takes to be the next heir.

If they don't pass, they are turned into warriors and sent to war to fight. Half of children are already gone because of this, putting all the adults in fear. They're taking the kids away from their parents, and frankly that makes me mad. I am Eve. A worthless orphan, who has no family. I beg and pleaded for them to take me instead, but they said I was too young. It's been five years since this started happening. I can't take any more of this. I'm fifteen now, so they won't be able to tell me no this time.