A Flight From Shadows: Chronicles of Duradim, Part 1: Ascension of a Queen, Volume I

High elf princess elect, To’Ara, is less than two years away from her coming age and subsequent coronation as a ruling princess of Kuvia. Having learned of dangerous secrets about her own past and the history of her people, she has set her mind to uncovering them and using the truth to become the queen her mother wanted her to be.
But the Eastern provinces of Kuvia are on the brink of war with the West, and assassins continue to threaten her life and the lives of those she loves.
As she faces heartache at the loss of those closest to her, she must decide how best to save herself, and her newfound teacher and friend.
There are few she can trust, and the safety she has lived in all her life is nothing more than an illusion.
If she is going to survive, she will have to learn how to do so on her own.