Out of vengeance comes Vrania's first Queen
This short story is set in the centuries before 'Karik's First Battle', and tells the tale of one of the heroines which Karik and Ylmi learned of when they were children. If you enjoy this or want to learn more about Vrania, check out 'Karik's First Battle' or 'Ylmi's Saga', to see the decendants and heirs of Alena as they fight to gain what is theirs. After her brother, Winmir One-eye, was declared an outlaw, Alena accepts the offer of marriage from a young warrior in the nearby village. But when her new husband helps her brother's enemies hunt him down and kill him, Alena decides that there is no safety in peace. Armed with that knowledge, and the blade of her brother, she sets about wreaking her vengeance on those who wronged her and in the process, forges Vrania's first crown.