Rosalea never did fantasize about being important. From the moment she was born, she has felt the pressure of expectations, no not just expectations, but looming prophecies, pressing her down paths she did not want to follow.

As many before her and many after, that ever present pressure and fate sets her adrift from her home. Her journey teaches her a little more about herself: the lies she has been told, the power that she carries, and what matters to her most. She has the power to be true to herself, but is it worth the pain it will cause everyone else? All that disappointment? What does it cost to disappoint Gods?

Magic is woven into the everyday, and fantastic creatures and companions accompany every step of the journey.

[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]