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    Outcasts and Royals: Threaded Tales
    Outcasts and Royals: Threaded Tales
    Outcasts and Royals: Threaded Tales
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    Outcasts and Royals: Threaded Tales

    By Jessica Lemke

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    A princess named Alice is taken on two intertwined adventures in this thrilling story and poem compilation. When her elder sister Terririn runs away from home in a jealous fit and ends up mysteriously dying just hours after, Alice becomes the heir to the throne, but just what was the real story behind Terririn's death?
    After that adventure, Alice learns that there are other potential mysteries in her best friend Cassandra's household, after her mother is nearly killed. More cryptic events unfold as time goes on - but will Alice ever be able to tell what had actually happened?
    Join Alice, Cassandra, a somewhat insane tiger woman, and a snappish royal guard on these threaded tales!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJessica Lemke
    Release dateJun 15, 2015
    ISBN9781310946462
    Outcasts and Royals: Threaded Tales

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      Outcasts and Royals - Jessica Lemke

      Outcasts and Royals

      Threaded Tales

      by Jessica Lemke

      Cover Art by Rebecca Bell

      Lemke Publications

      Copyright © 2015 by Jessica Lemke

      Cover Art by Rebecca Bell

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof

      may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever

      without the express written permission of the publisher.

      Published in the United States of America

      First Edition, 2015

      Lemke Publications

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to Muffie Miller.

      Thank you so much for supporting me.

      You've been magical!

      Introduction

      Jessica Lemke is a 13-year-old author who has been creating stories and characters since she was able to speak her first sentence. Her goal was to begin publishing her work before she started high school. This is her first published book, but it is definitely not her last.

      This book is a collection of two tales and several poems that are interwoven into one story. The Darkened Destiny tale is the minor backstory behind the main tale of Munnelight.

      The characters featured on the book cover are Munne and Terririn, in all of their glory.

      We hope you enjoy this book of threaded tales.

      Table of Contents

      1. Poem- Soul of Artemis

      2. Tale- Darkened Destiny

      3. Poem- Lies

      4. Tale- Munnelight

      5. Poem- The Moon's Phases

      6. Poem- The End

      Special Thanks

      1

      Soul of Artemis

      Diary of Mage Ofeilia, page three:

      My mother once told me

      That every princess needs a prince.

      So I asked my ‘ol dad ‘bout that.

      My father once told me,

      That anything my mother says is right.

      Well, if my mother was right…

      Then how come I’m a wild young lass

      Who struts around in the forest with her crossbow

      And shining bronze handgun,

      Acting like she owns the place,

      Wearing a black trenchcoat like a spy,

      With a cloth cap to conceal her identity?

      (Okay, fine, only ‘cause it looks cool.)

      If my mother was right,

      Then how come my scarlet hair is chopped short,

      Matching my rosy eyes pretty darn well,

      Contrasting with my porcelain white skin.

      And how come my looks are pretty darn

      Clean, fashionable, deadly, and gorgeous?

      Not to mention symmetrical, pure, lethal, and downright killin’ it…

      I’m doin’ all this epic crazy cool stuff,

      The kind of thing that ol’ goddess Artemis would do,

      Even though I don’t have a prince,

      Like my mother claimed I needed?

      Maybe it’s ‘cause my mother isn’t very bright.

      2

      Darkened Destiny

      The Tale of Sisterly Love

      Not very long ago, in a world where kings and queens ruled the land, there was a young princess named Alice. She was, as a matter of fact, a witch, though she hardly used her magic unless she needed to. She hadn't quite mastered the art of sorcery, but she was young and still learning. Alice was one of the two eldest siblings in the royal family.

      One late afternoon she was heading back toward the palace after a long day. She was running through the busy trader's market when she heard a voice with a familiar country accent from one of the trading stalls.

      Hey there, Alice! What're ya in a hurry for? the voice called cheerfully.

      Alice was startled from the sudden voice of the trader as she had been deep in thought about the day's events. But she slowed down anyway and looked at the stall to see a dirty blond haired girl wearing a pink leather headband around her head. Alice knew the girl; it was her best friend, Cassandra.

      Oh- nothing, Alice said, smiling at her friend.

      Cassandra nodded. Yer older sister's mighty angry right now. She jus' came by 'ere. Well, I'd expect she’d be. Jealous, I'll bet.

      What- why’s she jealous? Alice was confused.

      Didn't ya hear? The whole town's talking about it, Cassandra grinned. Yer mother finally had her baby.

      She did? Well, then, I'll see you later, Cassandra! Alice gasped, utterly bewildered.

      Before Cassandra could reply, she ran through the market toward the palace, causing some of the passersby to freeze at the sight of one of the princesses.

      She ran up the white marble stairs at the entrance to the castle, and went through the three stone gates. With every step she was thinking about how weird it was that Cassandra knew that Alice’s mother gave birth, even though Alice was unaware.

      The castle was large and beautiful, made countless years ago out of a smooth and light gray stone. It was made on top of a tall hill, and the moat went halfway around it. Alice went through the wide doors, and went up the spiral staircase and into the living room.

      The room had one couch and a lit fireplace. Four girls, all of different ages, were now in the room, and all of them had red hair. One of them had short, spiky hair and wore a dark brown dress. She was Alice’s oldest sister, Terririn. Alice noticed that she wore a very unhappy expression on her face, and also noted that she was much paler than usual.

      Another was their mother, who was holding her newborn daughter wrapped in a light blue blanket. The last one was Alice’s younger sister, Zora, who had her long red hair back in a ponytail and wore a dark purple gown. Unlike the older sister, she looked positively delighted with her newborn sister.

      Isn't she adorable? said the happy-looking sister.

      Hello, Alice, her mother said softly. This is your sister, her name is Melody.

      The spiky-haired sister coughed and Alice thought she heard her say something very horrible under her breath, but nobody else seemed to notice.

      Hello, Alice. Come and see our pleasant baby sister, the spiky-haired girl said grimly. Her voice was very hoarse and rasping, and Alice wondered if she was catching a cold.

      Oh, don't be sarcastic, Terririn, she's amazing, said the happy one.

      Terririn just shook her head.

      Yeah, you can ignore my opinion, like you always do... Terririn said under her breath, hoping nobody would hear her.

      But Alice did, in fact, hear her.

      What did you say? Alice demanded.

      Nothing, Terririn muttered quickly.

      The mother looked up at her daughters with a confused expression on her face. She narrowed her eyes at Terririn.

      Just because you’re not feeling well today doesn’t mean you should make everyone else feel bad as well, the queen told her.

      Alice carefully watched her sister’s reaction. Terririn said nothing and just looked at the floor. Alice thought she could just feel her angst.

      Now, cheer up; after all, you have a new- not to mention tiny- sister! her mother added.

      They spent the whole day and night laughing and talking to each other, it seemed everyone but Terririn was positively gleeful. Later that day even the townspeople were celebrating.

      When they all went to bed, Alice was lying awake wondering why Terririn seemed so bitter. Why she would be that jealous, or why a simple cold would make her so moody, Alice didn't know, but she did know she was exhausted, and she would probably fall asleep in 5... 4... 3... 2...

      ***

      The next day Alice awoke with a feeling that something bad was about

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