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**Heart of Sky** is the second novel in the 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 trilogy set in the fantasy world of Avalon. The project is written by DCOMadicted23/Daughter of Ares.

## Plot

### Official Synopsis

When the nobles of Camelot start pushing for an arranged betrothal for their princess, Mariposa, she isn't sure what to think. Upon meeting the three princes of Eyrie her feelings about it only grow worse. Confused and a little hurt, Mari disappears, leaving all of Camelot in shock and unrest. But Mari has uncovered something deep in Eyrie... something that they thought was long dead...

### Storyline

Heart of Sky opens up with Mari reintroducing the world of Avalon at its center, the royal palace in Camelot. She also brings up how her cousin Alec found a loophole in the line for the throne, meaning that he has a way to yield his right to the throne to Mari. But while she's playing chess in the wizard tower with Everek her father interrupts, saying that there is something they need to address. He escorts Mari to the Round Table war room where the nobles await her with a proposition.

Because of Alec's loophole, Mari is now first in line for the throne and because of this, she will need to be married before she becomes queen of Avalon. The nobles of Avalon propose that a betrothal be arranged between her and Crown Prince Aaronous Lynn Eyrie, son of Arthur's dear friends and heir to the neighboring kingdom of Eyrie. While both Mari and Arthur protest, Gwenivere manages to convince the whole gathering that it wouldn't hurt to allow Mari and Aaronous to meet.

So Mari is escorted to Eyrie along with Everek, Bea, and Lance, who is serving as part of her guard. Things don't go so well when they arrive, and Mari discovers that she and Aaronous don't get along any better than they did when they were children (and to make things worse he is four years older than her). After spending several days away with her friends and Aaronous's brothers, they arrive back at Castle Eyrie to continue their visit with the king and queen.

Mari progressively feels worse and worse about the whole thing, eventually leading the queen to suggest that she take a short ride that evening for some fresh air. Not far from the palace, Mari and the stable hand who is guiding her, Jaque, run into a group of hostile rebels that Aaronous vaguely mentioned. Instead of protecting the foreign princess, Jaque turns and gallops away, intent on returning to his king with the news that the rebels are the surviving remnants of the fae, a species of creatures similar to humans that were driven to extinction after they threatened the human race.

Left with nowhere to turn, Mari willingly goes with the fae to meet their leader and hopes that she can learn more about her own connection to fae magic. She befriends the two patrol leaders who found her, Atlanta, a sky nymph, and Jasper, one of the few surviving Carlothans (a species of cold-blooded reptilian fae). Upon meeting her, Mordred, the last fae protector, instantly realizes that she is of the royal bloodline of Avalon. Despite this, he decides to befriend her and work towards finding peace between their two kinds and even agrees to teach her how to properly use her sky connection.

Meanwhile, Castle Eyrie is in uproar after losing the princess. Everek and Lance leave to search for Mari behind an excuse Bea concocted for them, desperately hoping that the fae haven't hurt her yet. On the way to rescue her, Everek is approached by his former mistress, Morgana, who warns him that things will not go well for either of them if he decides to go through with the rescue. Unsure if he can trust her, Everek refuses her advice and goes to the Grove anyway.

When a stranger in a black cloak harnesses Morgana's vanquished darkness to slaughter the fae who approach him, Jasper is quick to sneak out to the Grove's entrance with Mari in tow. At first, she doesn't recognize him, thinking that he wouldn't use the darkness Morgana armed him with all those years ago, but Mari eventually realizes that Everek is the one behind the hood. She confronts him and learns that Lance was sneaking through a second entrance to get her out and hoping that she can stop him before something worse happens Mari hurries back into the Grove to confront the squire.

Both Everek and Lance are confused when she explains that she had decided to stay with the fae to work on peace, but Everek is quick to resort to bitter emotions. Lance is unable to accept the idea that Mari won't be returning to Camelot with them, but when she confirms this he gives up. The two make their way back to Castle Eyrie, and Everek is visited by the former Dark Enchantress once more who reveals that she has information on Mordred. Morgana tells him that Mordred's intentions are not as pure as they seem and that he cannot be trusted.

King Arthur and Sir Kay arrive in Eyrie to speak to King Phobus and Queen Luciana about the disappearance of Arthur's daughter, and halfway through their meeting Everek and Lance return with the news that Mari is staying with the fae. As Merlin, Everek insists that Arthur stop all plans to reclaim Mari and return with him to Avalon to prepare for whatever the fae have up their sleeves.

In the Grove Mari spends most of her time with Mordred or Atlanta, learning to use her fae connection and discussing the rough history between her kind and theirs. In Mordred's study, she finds an urn that shows what is going on in other locations in its sacred waters. She returns to his study multiple times to check on her home, constantly seeing the disheartening events going on in Avalon. She is almost driven to return when she realizes that Everek brought Morgana to the wizard tower, even after she previously tried to destroy all of Camelot.

But there is more drama that helps her forget about whatever Everek is trying to do, involving leadership and some kind of "reinforcements" that Jasper keeps mentioning to Mordred. Dryad protestors of those accepting Mordred as the last of the fae protectors, a role he was born into, come to the Grove to attempt to talk some sense into them. Although Mari is very interested in the Faunarie Sisters she can't help but disagree with what they're saying particularly after they refuse to fully explain what they are referencing.

After several days in the Grove, Dahlia, one of the younger Faunarie sisters follows Mari and attempts to explain what Mordred's true plans for the fae grove involve. But before she can her elder sister Datura, who had a history with him as Mordred's lover, interrupts her and tells Dahlia that they must respect him as the last of the Tuatha de Dannann and relent from slandering his name. Confused and now conflicted, Mari keeps Dahlia's words in mind for the rest of her time with the fae.

During one of their peace meetings, Mordred is called to handle a dispute among the dryads and leaves Mari alone in his study. She is horrified to find a map underneath the other things accumulated on his desk marking multiple fae encampments positioned to attack her home. When he returns she confronts him and he reveals that in order to create a safe place for the fae the humans must be removed from Avalon. Feeling both scared and betrayed Mari disagrees and tries to talk some sense into him, but nothing works.

Channeling her fae connection, Mari creates a thick mist in the room and manages to escape his study. While she is hiding and trying to find a way to leave the Grove entirely, she overhears Jasper and Atlanta searching for her and is certain that Atlanta saw her. After sending Jasper to search the other half of the Grove, Atlanta approaches Mari and the two say their goodbyes.

After Mari has escaped their grasp, Mordred meets with Jasper and Ilana, his lieutenants to discuss what they will do moving forward. Already having a good idea of what is in order with the war against Avalon coming, Mordred prepares to leave for Eyrie. Once he gets there Mordred is introduced as the leader of the fae rebels and is welcomed into the castle of the Kingdom of Peace to discuss a good way to move forward with the monarchs, Prince Aaronous's parents. Feeling wary of Mordred, Aaronous and his brother Orion eventually return to life as usual until Commander Rwain arrives to warn them that Mordred left with their parents. He was armed, and no guard accompanied them.

Aaronous insists that he and Orion accompany Rwain to stop Mordred from causing harm to their parents, but arrives moments too late as Mordred kills King Phobus. Phobus manages to live longer than expected, but judging from the wound when he was returned to Castle Eyrie he won't live much longer. The nobles of Eyrie then decide to tell Aaronous that he has two weeks before the coronation.

Back in Avalon, Mari finally makes it back to her beloved Camelot. As she stumbles into the garden through Evermoor, she is met by Lance who is overjoyed to see her back. The two finally have that important talk they promised to have, but even after discussing their relationship, there is still a looming shadow hanging over Avalon's future...

Mordred.

## Characters

### Main Cast

* **Princess Mariposa Minerva Lia mal Laden**

While she loves keeping everything prim and proper, Mariposa, or Mari as her friends call her is completely unprepared for a betrothal. She's sick to the stomach at the idea of marrying a stranger she never liked and leaving her beloved Camelot, and is desperate for any way out, even if it's questionable...

* **Everek**

The moment Mari disappears Everek knows he made a mistake. He's guilty and will do anything to get her back and return things to the way they were. But little does he know that a lot more will come between him and his best friend than an arranged marriage.

* **Squire "Lance" Lancelot**

Although he has much to say to his princess, Lance knows that it is not his place. He has so much on the line if he were to risk putting his feelings over his career, especially when the neighboring kingdom of Eyrie is involved. Nevertheless, the moment Everek goes to search for Mari, Lance is all in.

## Trivia

* Heart of Sky is often labeled as *Disquietude: Heart of Sky*.
* This book is the second of the Disquietude Trilogy, predeceased by 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 and followed by Flame of the Fae.
* As the first book doesn't take place in Eyrie but mentions the second kingdom to be introduced, Heart of Sky sets up the entry for the third and final major country, the Triieran Queendom.
* Similarly to Lancelot, the youngest prince of Eyrie, Prince Galahad is named after (and loosely based off) one of the knights of the Round Table from the original Arthurian legends, Sir Galahad.
* Aaronous's name was originally just Aaron, but after establishing both Orion and Galahad (along with their parents' strange taste in names) the author eventually renamed the eldest prince Aaronous to make it sound more Roman and official to match his status as Crown Prince.
* The book's/trilogy's title refers to a state of uneasiness or anxiety, reflecting the effect of the Dark Enchantress.

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