Princess Eleanora is particularly varied from her more youthful sister, Oralia. whereas Oralia is golden-haired, sprightly and cherished by way of the entire males of the dominion, Eleanora is ebony-haired and dark-eyed, and even-keeled. Wandering musician Amber of the Lute glimpses that distinction correct away—and his laughter and colour deliver out a sparkle in Eleanora. yet this arouses vicious jealousy in Oralia, who acquires and casts a poor spell on her sister—one that twists either the physique and the brain. A spell that may merely be damaged via one that can see into Eleanora's center, and love her adequate to set her free.

Excerpt from bankruptcy Nine:
"All the way in which around the roof, close to the foot of the other tower, stood an individual. complete within the waning white moonlight. Her face tilted towards the shrouded sky.
The gentle shimmered opposed to her gentle, advantageous scales, making them appear like liquid silver, and it softened the slim curves of her physique. The lovers close to her face had calmed, and rested opposed to the perimeters of her neck. Her huge eyes mirrored a luminous shine as she gazed, unblinking, on the moon. looking at it withdraw in the back of the clouds. The black shadow of the tower fell throughout her lengthy, sweeping tail. therefore, from the place Amber stood, he may have flawed her for a light younger girl wearing blues and whites.
Except for the bearing of her features.
Her gaze—vacant. Barren as a waterless sea. Her mouth—incapable of speech, of smiling or frowning. Her expression clean, and immovable. She stared, with no puzzling over. No concept lived at the back of these eyes, or flickered on the corners of these lips.
A silver serpent. nonetheless and silent as ice. Inhuman as stone."

Reader overview from Patreon:
"The subtlety here's fabulous - not anything turns out overdone and prefer any sturdy fairytale, the normal parts let us take a shortcut to the center of the tale. we are all conversant in jealous suitors and jealous siblings and good-looking males with flashing blue eyes, yet from negative Ailse to Amber (who listens higher than he claims to), you could think a type of presence beneath their actions... anything that's pondering very speedy to reconcile the earlier and the longer term and circulation the folk round them to the appropriate areas. after all Oralia is the shining instance right here, pushing off her suitors on her sister while she does not wish them and picking out them up back whilst she must make an individual jealous, yet what's she rather after? She without doubt is aware the stumbling blocks to marrying a minstrel, and she or he of everyone turns out more likely to cross after strength, now not expertise. Sir Roderick thinks he is aware the right way to force Amber clear of Oralia and feature her to himself, yet does he know the way Oralia works in any respect? after which there is Ele, and by some means by way of being her quiet, reserved self she manages to have an exceptional previous time in her uncomplicated gown together with her mesmerizing minstrel pal. i used to be looking ahead to her to be on the middle of a few type of catastrophe on the ceremonial dinner, yet she understands herself and her sister too good for that. i am additionally inspired by way of her mother's option to allow her have her independence and never strength her to play to her sister's whims. this complete solid seems to be to be a color swifter at the uptake than your normal delusion court docket - one other factor I constantly beloved in regards to the previous fairytales. i cannot wait to fulfill the witches and notice those shrewdpermanent humans placed to the test!" -Melissa