Prologue

I thought this was a good idea for some reason.

  Fifty years ago four kingdoms lived in peace with each other. All the people farmed, hunted, fished, played, built, and traded with each other. All that changed when the wolves and owls took over two of the kingdoms: the otter kingdom of Yaswin and the mouse kingdom of Masal.

  The otter tribe fought back, but the wolves were too strong for them. The otters were pushed back onto the land where they were the weakest. Once they had them there they finished them quickly. The survivors were then rounded up and put in villages. Walls were built around the village with watch tower strategically placed around the walls. Archer occupied these towers ready to shoot any otter that tried to escape. The otters were forced to work in the fields to provide for the wolves. The wolves built a fortress which they named Casawol.

  The mice lived under the tyranny of the owls. The mice were forced to work hard in the fields to provide for their children. Once the children were strong and tender, the owls would eat them. The less tender ones lived to have more children. Under this cruel system of fear the owls ruled the mice. The great area of forestland around the mouse villages was an enormous advantage for the owls. The owls ruled in their castle called Perlow.

  Throughout this time, the other nations of Egrain and Silica have tried to avoid conflict. This is rather unusual for the eagles of Egrain because they are a war like people. They spend their days defending their coasts from the many pirates and conquerors who might try to land there.

  The squirrel nation of Silica spent their days in peace. Their focus was on ancient writings on the times of old. They were trained in the art of archery, which was mainly used for hunting. If required they would defend their territory, but they would rather find a diplomatic solution to any quarrel.

  Like any tyranny, this would not last long without an uprising. Someone was bound to rise up against these tyrants. That someone was an otter named Flattle.

Author's Note

Like I said for the book overall, I'm probably never bothering with this book again. It was a decent start, but I have moved on. Say what you want.

Reviews

[Shannon]

I feel like there is an opportunity here to enrich your writing as part of potentially revisiting this piece. It seems like an interesting concept.

If you are considering revising, let me know, I can give a few more concrete suggestions.