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    A Common Life
    A Common Life
    A Common Life
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    A Common Life

    By Shawna Canon

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    Prince Monrose wants only two things: to become a commoner and to marry a farmer’s daughter.

    War Mage Cassan’s purpose in life is to serve his queen, the woman who plucked him from the ashes of his home and saved him from his own magic.

    Unfortunately for Cassan, today serving his queen means playing bodyguard to her romantic son. When they set out to fetch Monrose’s intended bride for the queen’s inspection, Cassan doesn’t expect much danger. He certainly doesn’t expect Monrose to insist they save his would-be father-in-law from a deadly creature of dark magic.

    But Monrose is his prince and orders are orders, even if they come from a foolish dreamer with an inadequate sense of self-preservation.

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    A Common Life is a fantasy short story of around 7,000 words.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHeadcanon Press
    Release dateFeb 3, 2017
    ISBN9781386731672
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      A Common Life - Shawna Canon

      Cassan’s magic couldn’t make him invisible, so he stood still and silent and pretended. Pretending to be deaf was harder, but he gave it a valiant effort.

      Five feet to his left, his liege, Queen Ellatine, sat nearly as stiff and silent as him in her plush throne. The only other occupant of the audience chamber, Prince Monrose, more than made up for their lack of movement and volume.

      Don’t you see, Mother? he cried, arms thrust toward her imploringly. I’ve finally found my purpose in life! Aren’t you happy for me?

      Glancing from the corner of his eye at the queen’s face, Cassan saw the smallest downward twitch of her mouth. ‘Finally’? she asked in a voice that betrayed nothing but polite surprise. Have you been seeking it so long?

      All my life! Monrose replied.

      That long? The trace of mockery in the queen’s tone was lost on her son. And tell me, child of my womb, after seventeen long years of seeking, what has led you to this revelation?

      Cassan could see the answer in Monrose’s eyes immediately. He would have sighed in exasperation had the very concept of doing so not been unthinkable.

      I’ve met a farmer’s daughter, said the prince. She’s told me all about working the land and living in the country, and nothing sounds more perfect. The wide open fields and forest, pulling food from the earth with my own two hands, not having to answer every moment for where I am and who I’m with.

      You don’t answer for that now, not for lack of poor old Alric’s trying, Cassan thought, but said nothing.

      And I suppose this idyllic country life of yours wouldn’t be complete without marrying this farmer’s daughter, said the queen.

      Monrose’s eyebrows came together. Of course I mean to marry her. Did I not tell you that part yet?

      The queen let out a soft sigh and rubbed her brow with delicate fingers. Cassan looked at her with concern. The prince was pushing her too far with this nonsense.

      Monrose, the queen said with mixed kindness and impatience. "You are a prince of Kinmar: the largest, wealthiest,

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