A note from the Author
The characters, peoples, towns and kingdoms have names that the author made up out of thin air. If there is any resemblance to real names, it was not done on purpose. The characters, places and events are fiction.
There are several words from different languages from around the world woven into the story. That was done on purpose. While the author understand that language is rich and complex and direct translation from one language to another doesn’t always fit correctly, she thought it would add more to the characters if the reader could hear them speak another language. The author sincerely hopes the reader will allow her the fun of using other languages mixed in. even if perhaps the grammar of those languages isn’t always perfect. A lexicon of the meanings and w
