(Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms)
The Tradition is a force that likes to play with people's lives - weaving them into a story that has been told over and over again (like Snow White, Cinderella, etc.). The Godmothers are many and guard unwitting souls from being sucked into The Tradition's path, instead allowing the persons to make their own path free of the Tradition's sometimes dangerous leadings. In this story, the Tradition has its sights on Princess Rosamund, a beautiful and young daughter King Thurmond and Queen Celeste of Eltaria. Eltaria is a very rich kindgom, fraught with never-ending battles, and when Queen Celeste dies, many descend upon it to claim Thurmond's hand and become the "wicked stepmother" of many tales. Thankfully, Fairy Godmother Lily steps in and rescues Thurmond from that fate by becoming his wife (as Queen Sable) instead - in name only. This appeases The Tradition until King Thurmond dies and leaves a teen princess quite alone. Determined to keep Princess Rosamund from living a dangerous fairytale story when all surrounding neighbors plan to attack the now "undefended" kingdom, Godmother Lily creates a test and invites all princes from surrounding kingdoms to compete for Princess Rosamund's hand. Unfortunately for Godmother Lily, The Tradition is adamant that it has its way and many troubles will follow. This wasn't as good a read as Beauty and the Werewolf. The storyline seemed to flounder about as if the writer wasn't sure what direction to take the story in.
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