The Tale of Modeña
Prologue
 
   Modeña, a land of rolling hills and peaceful valleys, shallow streams and graceful rivers, fields of grain and meadows of flowers, is a glorious and powerful nation. It may surprise you, though, that not so long ago it was not like this. Though Modeña was powerful, peace did not lay on all her borders. There was a time when war loomed as death over the country.

Notes:

   This has been very much revised compared to my first draft. If you haven't read my first draft, don't; at least not until you've read this one. I am leaving it on apricotpie only for history's sake.

   Thank you Anna for your comment, it has helped me improve this story a great deal. I have hopefully gotten rid of my major problems and added a few characters. (Well, I had them planned before, they just didn't appear until a latter chapter)