Prologue


The gentlemen gathered around the table as the cards once again where shared over the green felt. The lights had burned low in this house where only the very rich and significant amused themselves, and only the really big gamblers, or the one with too great losses to carry, remained.

One of the newly arrived spectators shoved his hat down to his neck, and curiously asked a rather old man standing beside him, what was happening.

"This is quite amusing." The old man answered as he smoked a cigar. "This may be the most exiting game I have witnessed in a long time. Pray, good man, do you not know who the younger of the two gentlemen are?"

"No, who is he?" The newly arrived wondered.

"That, dear son, is Lord Nathaniel Darshia, the Duke of Tabitha!" As he heard this, the newly arrived drew his breath sharply.

"Lord Darshia? Why is he here? I thought he had gone up north to Tabitha."

"No, he is still here, though the rumors says he is leaving tomorrow morning, but what is interesting is the prize of this game." whispered the older.

"What's the prize?"

"The prize for the game..." The old man mumbled as he was too engrossed in the game to notice his listener's impatience.

"Good sir, what is the prize of this apparently thrilling game?"

"Of what I've heard," the older man said in a conspiring voice."Has the opponent literary gambled away his only daughter to Lord Darshia!"


Hi, I'm new here, and i haven't figured out how everything works yet, so I'm sorry if everything is not perfect right now. I'll try my best to improve:)

This is also my first story and english is not my first language, so please don't kill me if it is too bad!

Chapter one sould be up tomorrow:)

Evelyn