Victory Rising

It's not easy being a prince especially when it seems impossible to meet expectations. As the second prince, young Donavin is expected to someday become the commander of the army like his uncle who hates everyone, especially him. Maybe it's because he would rather hold a book than a sword or that he's more likely to trip than to land a hit in training. Either way, the ability to protect his jerk of an older brother and an entire country seems utterly impossible. Frustrated, he escapes if only for a moment, to be just a kid. It's not easy being a foreigner in a new country especially when you can't talk to anyone. As a foreigner, Little Vera looks a little too much like the enemy, it's too dangerous to confirm she is foreign by talking. It seems impossible to make friends when you can't talk to anyone. It doesn't help that people think she's stupid because she is still learning the basics while others are reading and writing. Frustrated that she can't be herself or show her skills she runs away, so she can just be herself for a while. Fate intervenes and these two kids desperate for a break, a friend, and some simple understanding find each other and become close friends, helping each other overcome the challenges before them. Leading them on adventures to a future neither could have imagined.