Introduction: Marvin Fontaine lazily opened up the latest newspaper.[Unbelievable! One of Zephandrel's Co-Empresses, Her Majesty Mirielle Ashcroft, places her sister, Her Majesty Isolde Ashcroft under house arrest inside a monastry! Is her Majesty Mirielle attempting to seize the throne for herself!? The Royal Court under severe unrest!!]His vampire companion slung a sword behind her back as she checked on her boot straps and asked."Where to next? Duskvarn for material collection?"Marvin snapped the newspaper shut and threw it on the table as he took a sip of tea.He raised an eyebrow.He took another sip and sighed in content."Change of plans. We have an Empress to kidnap."———Each chapter will be approximately 2000 - 2500 words. The prologue is the shortest, about 750 words.[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]...