Wow. This is wonderfully written. I love the personal touches you added into your world like the Iron Sentries...it gives the reader a real sense of being there. the description is excellent. I also liked how you made the princess rather cruel, and her mother eerily evil. I have a feeling that Caitlin doesn't really know what she's getting into, what with the burden and everything passing onto her.

I am definitely coming back to read more of this (I just don't have much time now). It is quite good.

~temblance