— a wip introduction; to move a mountain
target word count: 90k. current count: 0. continuance: book 1 in a potential 6 book series. genre: portal fantasy; adult lgbt adventure romance. themes: found family; pain and grief; betrayal; mourning. content note: kidnapping; family death; violence; misgendering.
synopsis;
hana santos has one job in this life, and absolutely no control over when the ability to perform it comes to her. at twenty-six, she is late in life to receive her first task - a gods given mission that will be, as historically proven, rewarded with the magic she needs to protect her home. when it finally comes, it is met with celebration and skepticism in equal measure. three words written across her wrist - kill the king - and the magical swansong of a nearby portal indicate that her time has come.
roman clarke has one job in this life, and absolutely no idea how he is meant to complete it. all he has ever wanted to do is make his father happy - wilder clarke, renowned king, and his second son just a bishop - his destiny, it seems, is to disappoint. what he hopes for now is that the dragon in his possession will change that. a powerful magical creature well documented in its difficulty to catch - now the hard part: crossing the country with it in tow, delivering it to a man who is always on the move.
the two meet when hana saves the life of roman’s guard - a debt repaid with food and shared travel. hana though doesn't much appreciate the idea of a dragon in a cage - how different can a world be from her own, and where spawns the idea of the validity in this captivity? a difference in opinions is inevitable, but peace must be kept: roman is heading for his father, the king, and hana's private desperation to meet the man is enough to smooth out any potential altercations. but how long can this fact remain true - and how long can hana resist the urge to shatter chains and bonds alike?
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