This is basically my first story on lit. I plan for this story to be many chapters long. I'm 18 so my writing skills aren't extremely advanced, but please vote, like, and comment! I love you all!
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I paused for a moment convinced I had heard someone. "Relax." I breathed. Istood still for a moment and surveyed the area around me. Nothing. Nothing but the thick brush of the forest whipping against my shins.
They'd be coming for me soon. My father, the King of Layala, was a foolish man. His so called invasion of armed troops into the allied country of Sakia proved his stupidity. Of course our attack failed. The highly trained army of Sakia had no trouble fending us off. The only thing my father had managed to do was royally piss off the king of Sakia. I smiled at my own joke. Perhaps that was the only thing royal about that man.
The sirens had sounded at the break of dawn warning us of the impending attack. My mother ran down the stairs in a wild frenzy to wake me. She pulled open my door and hissed, "Anabelle!" In a barely concealed whisper. Fear had masked her into a woman I couldn't recognize.
I tried speaking to her but nothing came out. My father had grabbed my older sister and ordered a guard to hide us in the forest until the attack ceased.