Mbali_Xabela

The death of the High King’s only son initiates the King Trials; demanding the eldest pureblood from each Regnum. Aurora, the estranged and bastard-born daughter of Regnum Valwa, is the only female among eight other Herems. One of noble blood who lived her life in destitution, with her mother and her ill-stricken father and brother. She is blood-bound to compete in the King Trials on the bargain that if she represents Regnum Valwa, her father and brother will receive the treatment they so desperately need.

However, this is no easy feat, she is faced against ruthless rivals, dangerous mythological beings and creatures, forced to fight in bloody duels with an onslaught of death-defying challenges that forges a woman into a warrior; a scoundrel into a soldier. A chronicle of duty and bravery, a story brimming with riveting action, an enemies-to-lovers romance with war-provoking betrayals that reveal they are all pawns in a much larger game.

The King Trials: The Sajatai Saga

Captain Elfort's ship docks on the white shores of Tandem. The last port of Urium.

We have been ordered to wait on the ship until Primus Kelan and a select few go to retrieve new steeds and mules for our journey. In the meantime, they gave us: makeshift tents, bedrolls, satchels and carrier bags to relocate our belongings and pack only what we need. The rest are to be discarded.

I sense that during an arduous expedition through the unexplored breadth of what lies beyond. I do not see the value of keeping fine fabrics or expensive sets of Jewellery. But the jewels can come in handy if we come across a community of sorts, and I can barter them for needed goods.

Chapter 53