Rated 16+ for violence, and later for general underhandedness and illegal trade (including drug trade).
Trigger warning for self harm mentions.
Updated: I am no longer seeking feedback on this work and have since removed it
Updated: 27/04/2014
FIRST DRAFT. It's got some parts that are halfway through editing and some arcs are halfway through being rewritten but I finished this dratted thing so HERE HAVE IT.
Also the first 20k~ or so have been reviewed (see other posts on this thread) so assume I know everything in the reviews about the beginning. Chapter 2 hasn't been reviewed as much but chapter 1 has. (Why I am updating this terribly old post instead of making a new one; so you know what I know.)
Back-cover blurb:
Kerani of Shira is supposed to be a proper noble woman, but an ideal magic combination has made her a bodyguard for her own family. Magically connected to her relatives more deeply than any hired help, she's the last line of defence against the assassinations that run rampant in a family vying for power. When her sister, and most important ward, leaves the family to marry the Crown Prince, she tries to find a new purpose by going through the family connections. In the process, she discovers a plot that undermines the very fabric of trade. And puts her family at risk.
Word count: 102,501
Note- The two documents are NEARLY identical, except for one tiny little pronoun change in the last few pages. Added a pdf for ereaders.
P.S.- Let me know if you have any trouble downloading the file.
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