Sirine and Tierney

Far, far away, in a distant land, there were two kingdoms.

One, called Sirine, ruled the other, which was called Tierney.

In Talio, the capital of Sirine, there was the royal palace.

In a beautifully furnished room in the palace sat a young lady of nineteen. She was Queen Jenelle, ruler of Tierney and Sirine. At the moment she was reading the history of the two countries, she brushed back her dark brown curls and bent over the book, her sparkling green eyes moving quickly over the pages. This is what she read; Long, long ago the two countries were ruled separately. King Kavon ruled Sirine and King Devon ruled Tierney. At first they dwelt peacefully with each other, and then a great war raged in the neighboring countries.

Eventually both Sirine and Tierney became entangled in the war.

Several years later, after much bloodshed, the war ended. But things did not go back the way they were, King Kavon had captured Tierney. He allowed King Devon to continue to rule under him. But he made a rule that all people ruling Tierney under Sirine could not become king, they could only be prince, that way the ruler of Sirine would always be of higher rank.

And as things go, King Kavon and King Devon died; their sons became King and Prince.

Prince Ronald was a man worthy of his rank; he was loved by his people. King Tilden also was beloved by his people.

Soon both married, King Tilden married Lady Amara Vincent, daughter of the Duke Vincent.

Prince Ronald married Lady Emmalee Marvin, daughter of the knight Sir Alvin Marvin.

King Tilden and Queen Amara had a daughter and named her Jenelle, she was a darling child, the King and Queen loved to watch her play and hear her sweet laughter in distant parts of the palace. She was the sweetest thing to be desired.

Prince Ronald and Princess Emmalee had a son, but Princess Emmalee died giving birth to him, Prince Ronald’s heart was broken. He named the baby Arthur. Arthur had dark hair, grey eyes and, to his father’s great joy, a commanding look.

Though the two children were only two years apart, Arthur being older, they never met, their parents never letting them cross paths.

King Tilden died when Princess Jenelle was only seven and Queen Amara took command of the kingdoms.

When Princess Jenelle was eighteen and Prince Arthur was

twenty-one, a plague raged through the land, Prince Ronald and Queen Amara both caught it and died.

So Jenelle ruled Sirine and Tierney and Arthur ruled Tierney under her.

Prince Arthur was a thoughtful and loving ruler and his people loved him dearly. He did much for the good of the people.

Queen Jenelle was kind and lowered the taxes so that the people could pay them. So she also was loved by her people.

End of Chapter One

(Please keep in mind that I wrote this when I was 11. Someday it will become a full length novel, but for now it remains a short, very fast paced story. Let me know if you would like to be tagged in future chapters!)