She finds out that she’s about to be married off (she’s 13) and she is able to kind of run away. Talia is right at a good part when she’s interrupted. There is a way to place a Gate at a distance so far from the Empire that it is unlikely the Emperor can find or follow them as they evacuate everyone that is willing to leave.īut time is running out, and Kordas has been summoned to the Emperor's Court. Specifically the novel is about the Herald Mages, the Queen’s attendants and personal guard, holding off an invading force. Under the direction of the Emperor, mages have begun to harness the power of dark magics, including blood magic, the powers of the Abyssal Planes, and the binding and 'milking' of Elemental creatures.īut then one of the Duchy's mages has a breakthrough. The signs in the Empire are increasingly dire. Anticipating the day when the Empire's exploitative and militant leaders would not be content to leave them alone, Korda's father set out to gather magicians in the hopes of one day finding a way to escape and protect the people of the Duchy from tyranny. eyes gave her away immediately.Within the Eastern Empire, Duke Kordas Valdemar rules a tiny, bucolic Duchy that focuses mostly on horse breeding. It would have been impossible to hide the fact that she was troubled and upset from Jadus her red-rimmed. It appeared among her books just before one of her music lessons, and she was hard put to make herself seemly after the spate of tears it caused. Chosen by the Companion Rolan, a mystical horse-like being with powers beyonding imagining, Talia, once a runaway, has now become a trainee Herald, destined to become one of the Queens own elite guard. The signal that “they” were still at her came in the form of another of the anonymous notes. Arrows of the Queen is the first book in the Heralds of Valdemar Trilogy.

Without those two stalwarts to turn to, her misery would have been deeper than it had been at the Holding at the worst of times. It sometimes occurred to her that if it hadn’t been for Jadus and Rolan, she’d have thought more than once about giving it all up and running away-though where she’d go, she had no idea. Inside youll find 30 Daily Lessons, 20 Fun Activities, 180 Multiple Choice Questions, 60 Short Essay Questions, 20 Essay Questions, Quizzes/Homework Assignments, Tests, and more. He seemed to take as much joy in her company as she did in his-and not even the fact that her unknown tormentors resumed their games soon after the end of the holidays served to take that happiness out of her heart. BookRags The Arrows of the Queen lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. While people online argue over where to enter in the Valdemar books, most agree it’s the Arrows Trilogy.

It’s also called the Original Trilogy because it’s the first book Lackey published set in the Valdemar kingdom. “Even after classes began again, she always found the time for music lessons and practice sessions with him every evening. Here is a bit about the book: Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey, published in 1987, is the first in the Arrows Trilogy.