Picture a place where Kings rule the land, Gods guide there every step, and magic is around every turn. Alexander is the 16 year old heir to Macedonian throne, son of King Philip II, and left Alex as prince regent of Macedon until he returns. Olympias, his mother, and Cyn, his half sister, are attempting a ritual to get magic. Katrina and Jacob left their home tribe of Erissa and are in Pella for the Blood Tournament which Jacob is competing in. Jacob has to compete against many other strong men including Hephaeston, the Murderer being sheltered by the prince. Meanwhile in Persia, Zofia Alex’s unmet betrothed is in love with a man she can never be with. In the book The Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman there are many interesting characters,
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In The Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman Olympias is one of the most intriguing characters in the book. One reason she is so intriguing is her relationship with Kat’s suposesd mother Helen. Helen was Olympias’ handmaiden because of the fact that had the gift of being a seer. Ada, and old friend said “she was a powerful Oracle who could see much into the future...Even when she was very young she would go into a trance and prophesy. Her visions were so clear and correct that her fame grew far and wide” (370, Herman). The reason she spent so much time with Olympias was so she could prophesy, they had no love for eachother. In fact Olympias had her killed for years after Kat and Alex were born. Another reason Olympias is so interesting is that she was Kat and Alex’s real mother. Helen had lied to keep Kat safe. Olympias actually ordered Helen to kill Kat but she had killed her own child to save hers. The reason Olympias wanted Kat killed was so she could attain snake blood and in order to do that she needs the bones of one’s own child. So she need Kat dead in order to perform the ritual. Those are just a few reasons why Olympias was such an intriguing
In The Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman Olympias is one of the most intriguing characters in the book. One reason she is so intriguing is her relationship with Kat’s suposesd mother Helen. Helen was Olympias’ handmaiden because of the fact that had the gift of being a seer. Ada, and old friend said “she was a powerful Oracle who could see much into the future...Even when she was very young she would go into a trance and prophesy. Her visions were so clear and correct that her fame grew far and wide” (370, Herman). The reason she spent so much time with Olympias was so she could prophesy, they had no love for eachother. In fact Olympias had her killed for years after Kat and Alex were born. Another reason Olympias is so interesting is that she was Kat and Alex’s real mother. Helen had lied to keep Kat safe. Olympias actually ordered Helen to kill Kat but she had killed her own child to save hers. The reason Olympias wanted Kat killed was so she could attain snake blood and in order to do that she needs the bones of one’s own child. So she need Kat dead in order to perform the ritual. Those are just a few reasons why Olympias was such an intriguing