Daughters, Swords &Dragons

Alivara sat in her chamber of concubines with the other concubines.

A maid combed her hair as the other concubine Alistera the fourth concubine and Malia the third concubine had their evening swim.

They had been too exhausted from decorating the palace for the grand ball.

That they had to excuse themselves from attending, not that they did anything but direct the decorators.

They just hated attending such balls the empress always found a way to rotten the mood and belittle their presence.

Like she was doing now as she walked into their chambers dressed in gold as usual.

She loved to make the emperors other women feel inferior to her as possible and for this.

Alivara loathed her greatly.

"Concubine Alivara?" she said spitefully in a low voice.

She stood to her feet giving a graceful bowed along with the other two. "Why are you not attending today's feast?"

She smiled "I'm very tired after the decorations your highness, I do not wish to sour the mood with my tiredness."

Laifeyar smiled the gold beads covering her lips shimmered "Your presence alone would be enough to sour any mood, that stunt your son pulled the other day was very impressive."

Alivara smirked "My son has always been outstanding."

"Yes, he would be more outstanding below our feet now wouldn't he?" Laifeyar Chuckled.

And she slowly met her eyes "Is that a threat your grace?"

The empress shook her head "Of course not it's a compliment."

Echoes of screams shook the walls of the pool, Alivara and Laifeyar were quick to notice.

The doors flew open and they swiftly hid behind the other concubines. The maids were instantly slaughtered scarlet painted the floors.

The order shook the walls "Take the empress alive, kill the royal concubines!"

A lieutenant announced and Alivara ripped her dress in one quickly movement.

She took out the knight that attacked her punching him in the face while avoiding his sword.

He was briefly distracted by his broken nose, she twisted his wrist releasing his sword into her grip.

She cut through his armour.

All the knights were struck breathless and Laifeyar took refuge behind her "I dare you too come near here! do you know who we are!"

So the rumors were true the concubine was indeed a former knight.

A champion of the northern war, one the worst wars in the history of the six kingdoms.

"Attack her, all of you. She is dangerous in combat."

They were instantly surrounded by fifteen men "Oh come on, I'm a royal lady you should take it easy on me."

They were fast but she was faster in Killing all of them.

She swung her sword them like a savage beast.

As one attempted to parry then another tried to strike her from behind, she ducked flipping her sword grabbing it by the hilt it pierced through his armour into his chest.

"Trying to strike from behind?... your a knight with no honor."

Kicking the other between the legs with her knee, she knocked the sword out of this hand sending it's blade through his throat.

His blood splashed on her face, the bodies of the slain men surrounded her. In puddle of maroon.

She was covered in blood and guts by the time she was through. "I think we should run now." Layifer said with a petrified look on her face.

Alivara licked her lips "Ah, I missed this." she growled sticking her sword into a Knight's skull.

The sound of a back up army marching down to her chamber was loud.

Instantly, Laifeyar grabbed her by the wrist pulling her as they fled only to run into the emperor.

Laifeyar dived into his arm with a horrid cry "Your majesty."

Vastus blinked staring at Alivara "What happened to you, who dared do this?"

She shrugged looking at her garment , then the trail of bodies on the palace floors.

"They might be a bit far gone to answer. "