Where There’s Smoke : A Sword & Sorcery Epic Fantasy Short Tale

The peasant girl and The royal heir learning something of the dangers of the wild magic and of the binding in the Kingdom...but both of them may be doomed in this heartrending saga of intrigue and betrayal.

Everyone knows that the only magic in the Kingdom is contained in the gem called the Fireseed, worn and wielded by Lady Teine, who is both queen and priestess to her people. The gem will pass to one of her twin daughters. The Lady has not yet named her heir.

Ona, one of the royal heirs, sees the fear sharpening her mother's face as well as the fear in the eyes of the people, and she begins to hear dark rumors of villagers mysteriously disappearing.

The peasant girl Yanne cannot find his aunty when the royal visits their village. She disappeared in the middle of royal accompaniment.