Chapter 1

Chapter 1: A little introduction

There’s no room for difference here. The barons always scorned me at any mention of my albinism. Who’s to blame them? I’m just a useless albino with no magic or anything. I’m H’win. This world is divided by groups, the Silver-tongues (That’s me!) the Black-hearts, the Crimson-knives and the Blue-jays. We live in the middle of the Wareful Woods which is on the edge of Bluejay lake, where the Bluejay’s camp is. I don’t know who my true family is or even my name, but, if I could be anything I’d be H’win. I was found on the edge of the river a while ago. My only adopted mother is Mama Rosanna but she’s too busy on the farm, selling food to the barons and at the market. My sister Jingo is too young to go to school, because she’s only two. Me and my friend and Mama Rosanna’s nephew, Lingon, or Lingonberry as I call him both must go to school 6 days a week. It is all about ‘controlling your magic’. The only lessons where I really can take part are knife-handling, fire-raising, history, literacy and geography. Perhaps it’s for the best as Lingonberry says it isn’t that interesting. Our queen states that all children of the age of 12 must fight. Except me, of course. Being albino is just the worst.