Four there are meant to be,
Only four to rule the sea.
If one should pass, another be born, 
To replace the last and keep the four.

A fifth was born, to replace the passed,
But a lie it was on the four's behalf. 
A trick, a lie, a mistake all the same,
The fifth will forever be shamed.

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A girl, who can create pearls in a land where only fire reigns; A boy, who is framed as a prince in order to survive; A plot, that will shake the throne until the end of time. 





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The Fifth Pearl

“By all things living in the sea, you’ve *got* to be jesting!” I explode.
All my ladies look at me with startled expressions. Payla and Tilly are in a curtsy and I can see how white their knuckles suddenly get. Lola is right behind me.
“Lady Lux-” Lola whispers to me frantically but I cut her off.
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