- After she is saved from a near-death experience she encountered at the age of eight by members of the Descent - a rebel group made up of humans (or what the wiccans deem as scum), Mercy is taken in to be raised as one of their own; trained in the ways of an assassin, and brainwashed to detest the wiccan community that had tossed humans aside when their wiccan lord, King Varen assumed the throne to Roschworth forty years ago.
- When King Varen dies unexpectedly twelve years later, leaving his young son, Van, to rule the kingdom instead, a plan to overthrow the new ruler of Roschworth is drawn. One that forces Mercy to infiltrate the base of the wiccan court, by posing as a helper, before assassinating their ruler.
- There are more to the tragedies and secrets the wiccan court holds however, and as Mercy proceeds with her plan, she begins to uncover that not everything is as it seem; whether it is with the the wiccans, or the humans she trusts. There are spies among the palace, those that may know her true identity and those that hope to see her fail in her mission. Getting close enough to Van is not as easy as she hopes either, for the man is often shrouded in his own darkness.
- The main climax of the story occurs when Mercy finds herself tied between the truth and what she believes in, and has to decide once and for all what she ought to do for the best of everyone that lives in Roschworth.
Research:
- Inspiration: Salem witch trials, medieval times, royal court, assassins, rebellions, mythical beasts. From books: Sword of truth series, Infernal devices trilogy, Warriors series.
- Areas that could be further developed in: The culture of the people in Roschworth, the politics in Roschworth, stories, myths and history of Roschworth that the humans in Descent learn about.
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