In a fantasy world groups of warriors fight against each other. Humans, dwarfs, elves, goblins etc. I am a human, sometimes I am a man, sometimes a woman. In a big battle I face an elf who takes my leader and me from the battle field to discuss a truce. He promises to help us defeat the dwarves if we help them defeat the goblins. I know as a fact that the elves have offered a similar bargain to the dwarves. I realize that they are encouraging us to fight, against each other and destroy ourselves.
We are at a great meeting with all parties present. The discussion point was something unimportant like trade routes or water sources. The discussion grows and after a short time everyone is arguing and shouting loudly. I step onto the table and yell at the top of my lungs for my brother to come and to ‘give me your sword’.
My brother arrives and everyone quiets down a little because he is the king of humans. He looks at me quizzically, I ask him quietly this time to hand me his sword. He unsheathes and hands his long sword up to me. I quickly whirl around and slice the arm of a human on the other side of the table that was betraying us. It just so happens to be the queens, my brother’s wife.
My brother flips out and tells me to leave. I reply that he should not follow in our father’s footsteps. He quiets down and I turn to the elf queen sitting to my right. She smiles grimly, claims that I have nothing to pin on her. I explain the trap she has lead everyone into to get us to destroy ourselves. The Table is silent with shock. She still claims that I cant prove it.
I accuse her of another crime that she cannot hide. She has a husband who is a torturer. She says that this is not a crime. I grin at her and she turns pale. I ask her to bring her son forward. She beckons and I turn to the others at the table. The elf queen’s husband stole this boy. He is really Maximus son of Ragar and Miriam. This is one of the greatest crimes in this fantasy world because children are celebrated and the greatest gift.
I fall in love with Ragar, who as it turns out has an abusive wife. His wife is the one who sold their son. My brother sentences his wife to life imprisonment.