ThirdQueenofCookies

She strode off to meet him, spear held high. She went off to meet him, her armor gleaming in the fading sunlight, polished sword at her side. But that...that was not how it started. It started with a speech, with words about our home, or family, our futures – words to inspire hope and valor and all things good. It came from the lips of our esteemed leader-general, Lady Valerie, known as Apollonia after one of the old legends. She'd earned her title and rank through years of service, holding her cool and remaining strong even while the greatest knights of the kingdom lined up to test her. She, truly, stood as a model for all – that