The Mediterranean Pantry

In the mud-strewn kingdom of Aethelgard, Cassey is no high-born lady, but a blacksmith’s daughter with iron in her blood. When a marauding legion slaughters her village, she recovers a shattered ancestral blade and vows a silent oath of vengeance. Forced to disguise herself as a squire to survive the king’s grueling frontline, Cassey must navigate a world where a woman’s steel is ignored until it is felt. As she transitions from a desperate survivor to a legendary commander, she discovers that her true power isn't just in her sword arm, but in a forgotten magic that awakens only when the downtrodden rise.