The Serpent King's Sorrow

Once upon a time there was an impoverished kingdom in the North. Queen Eleanor did what she could to restore the prosperity for which it was once known, but no effort seemed to be strong enough. At her greatest moment of despair, she called upon Death to take her away. Death, however, refused and instead, told her of an eternal future filled with prosperity if only she could lift the curse that had been cast over her land centuries ago by the Serpent King. But the Serpent King would not be persuaded without an offering. What or whom will Queen Eleanor give up to help her kingdom?