Following Orders: A Synopsis

The first book I'll be posting on here is called Following Orders. It's a novel that I'm writing for school this year. I'd like to edit the first chapter and hopefully have it up in a few days...or a week...but hopefully a few days.

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Will, 16, has been squired to a knight by the name of Sir Manchmal for the past eight years - ever since his father died. Life under an accomplished knight of King Arthur's court however, has not been quite as exciting as Will imagined. His master, injured in battle, has been mostly out of commission, leaving his young squire much the same way.

The endless boredom is soon done away with in the form of an important mission issued to the pair. War is rising with the neighboring country of Aronway and the only way to defeat the foreign power is to make allies through marriage. King Arthur's daughter, the princess Elaine Penndragon, is to go to the kingdom of Morestia to be married to the most powerful ruler in the world. Will and Sir Manchmal are entrusted with getting her there.

All is well until a malicious knight from Aronway, Sir Whyh, swoops in to destroy their plan. After this interference, Will is left alone with the princess to complete the mission. He is determined to do so and can't wait to be through with such an irritating, flighty girl. That is, until he gets to know her better. Soon, he would rather run from the job than complete it, but the results of that action would be dire for Camelot.

Does Will have the courage to serve his king despite the cost?