It is most certainly an "nontraditional fantasy story" in almost all meanings of the words. You have managed to mix the classic story of a lost heir (princess in this case) and the story of a prince looking for a bride AND the story of two friends chasing after the same woman into a single story without making it feel unnatural or even forced! Keep up the "nontraditional" writing feel, it really fits you well... And now for my formal evaluation.

Final Evaluation:

Ingenuity: 10/10
Pacing/Timing: 8/10
Mystery/Revelation: 8/10
Creativity: 10/10
Humor: 6/10
Suspense: N/A
Drama: 8/10
Character Development: 8/10
Story/Plot: 10/10
Overall Score: 68/80 = 85%

Smashing stuff!

3) or 1)

I appreciate details, but you should keep a constant flow to the story no matter what you do

Linden... Denied! I lol'ed at that part, he's such a persistent guy and she doesn't give him any breaks. I like the whole drama playing out here and it is certainly well thought out.

I prefer long chapters, but these are of reasonable length as they are ^_^ I certainly enjoy your take on magician schools and your personal addition of their reaction to steel. Very well crafted

Good pacing and effective use of attention-getting devices. I am curious on where you head with this story...

Actually, I think the ending fits the story perfectly. She was not happy with the King, the King gets to be near her without betraying her wishes, but Claire and Cynas have a chance together.

Untraditional but certainly a good ending.

:) CD

Oh no... oh NO! She's too cool and independent and not-cliche to die!

As for the greek-god story... mm... I figure that if people are well-versed enough in greek mythology, they will be able to tell who is who, no matter what the name.

:) CD

Disappearing frogs! XD

Greek Mythology Names: Maybe you should give them all nicknames, like Athena can be Athy, haha. Or...you could try a variation of the name as a different spelling? Like Zeus could be Zoos? XD

On your Greek God story... it really depends on what you want to do.
If you want to shock people with the interpretations of the gods, call them something different, then have them reveal their names later...
If you only loosely want to base your characters on them, using other names might be a better idea...
Or if you just want to give a representation of them that fits your concept of what they should be like, as long as you provide suitable justification, it would probably be best to use the Gods' names from the outset.
Erisah

...One or three seems the best choice. One, if you have the time, or three, if you want to get the bare-bones finished so you don't get sidetracked (like me... >.

Hm...that was a quick way to get rid of the princess, haha;
If you're going to try to do more desciptions, I don't think you should go too much out of your way to do so. Maybe here and there in the new chapters where you feel you could. Another great chapter! :)

Good chapter. It's amazing how jealousy can end up being a motive for murder.
I think a little more description would make things even more interesting than they are now.

Very, very interesting... What is it with some men who desire what they cannot attain by fair means?
I'm enjoying this, although to be honest, I think that a little more description would go a long way... and the last few scenes have been a little too quickly paced for my liking, the sister acting a cardboard cutout role amongst other more well depicted characters...
Nonetheless, I think your idea is highly original, and I can't wait to see where this goes.
Erisah

Oh, that's so sad. The simple ring is really nice. Very awesome twist in plot and how Claire meets her mother.