I was the eldest daughter of King Freynne, I had a younger brother named Einon that like our father was cruel and heartless to our subjects. The Queen my mother gave birth to my baby sister who to my father was not pleased that he had another daughter. My brother hated our baby sister just because of her crying and constant need for our mother. While I on the other hand loved my little sister with all my heart and soul. I wanted to protect her from cruelty of my father and brother, and teach her to be kind and loving to all those who we ruled over. I wanted to protect her so I asked my brothers mentor, a knight of the old code named Bowne, to train me how to fight in secret.

He trained me in swords play, spear fighting, the way of the old code, fighting with an axe, archery, and how to track. I exceed at sword fighting and archery, as well as being one of the better trackers Bowen had ever seen. Bowen was amazed at how fast I memorized the old code. When my mother had stopped feeding my sister her milk when she was about 8 months old I had her crib placed in my room so she would sleep with me. Every night right before I went to sleep and when my sister would wake up in the middle of the night I would sing to her and speak the old code to her till she fell back to sleep. When my sister was 10 months old the peasants we ruled over had started a war against my father. While my father was fighting Bowen started spending more time with my brother and less time training me, but I did not let my brother affect my training. I continued to practice my skills in secret in my room with my sister played in her crib.

One morning Bowen and my brother were training with wooden swords on a grass hill next to the castle. I decided to go and watch how well my brother was at sword play, so I took my sister with me to see. I rode my coal black stalion to where my brother and Bowen were practicing.

"Good morning Einon," I said as I rode up to where they were exchanging blows with wooden sparring swords. Einon was striking Bowens swords left and right while Bowen held a calm defense seeming not to even faced by my brothers attacks.

"Good morning Princess Cathy," Bowen said bowing to me while blocking another attack from Einon.

"And to you Sir Bowen," I said dismounting my horse then giving a bow to Bowen. I tied my horse with Bowens and Eions horse then siting on a boulder next to a table with a pitcher of water, two loafs of bread, and two cups. My sister stirred in my arms moving the light blanket I wrapped her in before I left the castle,so I began to play with her feet to entertain her. While I played with my sister Bowen and Eion were getting closer to the table. I looked up from my sisters little game of peek-a-boo to see Einon striking hard at Bowens sword, but Bowen just continued to block each blow. Even blocking Einons blows while filling his cup with water. Einon went for a low stab while Bowen was taking a drink from his cup but Bowen side stepped kicking my brothers but causing him to fall in a mound of dirt. I couldn't help but giggle at this sight.

"Well done brother you seem to be improving in your skills," I lied. He showed little improvement to my skills with a sword or any weapon. Before my brother could respond back a knight with shaggy blonde hair on a brown horse came riding up.

"The King is going into battle and wishes for the Prince to watch," the knight said. He had a low ruff voice and a presonality to match. Before he left he said in disgusted tone that Bowen and I could come as well.

When the knight left my brother sprinted to his horse untieing it's rane and jumping into the saddle. Bowen and I followed behind but we walked. Bowen helped me onto me horse since I was still holding my sister and even untied my horses ranes. As we arrived to the village where the battle was my father was leading the charge on his white horse with black spots peppered on it's chest. The villagers had attempted to make a fence with spikes around the village as a defense but it did nothing to keep my father and his army out. We staid away from the fighting on a hill over looking the village. I despised the sight before me and silently praied that my father would become injured so I would take over. To my happiness and sorrow my praier came true. My father went away from the fighting to set the villagers homes on fire, but the mop of villagers surrounded him and pulled him off his horse beating him to death.

"Father," Einon yelled riding off to our father.

"Einon wait,"Bowen shouted following after him, but I stayed where I was. I would not enter any fight that my father had started because of his cruelty. My sister began to cry as the screams of slain villagers met her ears and I saw Bowen riding up with Einon on his horse in front of him. Einon held onto our fathers crown and his shirt a circle of blood on his chest slowly growing.

"Bowen what happened," I said making my horse gallop next to him.

"Your brother was wounded when a village girl fell," he said as we stopped next to me but his horse trotted in place, " We have to get him back to the castle."

I nodded, we rode as fast as we could back to the castle. Halfway there I asked Bowen what had happened to my father. He didn't say anything but I knew his silence meant that my father was dead and Einon was King. The parts of me that loved my father mourned his death and thoses parts of me wanted to cry for his death. The only thing that did not let those parts take over was the thought of my fathers cruelty gone from this made me happy. I surppersed a smile when I thought of my brothers wound. He would not survive a wound like that and I would become queen of the land. I would be able to fix everything that my father had destroyed. The rest of the way I praied that my brother would die before we reached the castle so my mother would not have to watch her only son die, but Einon made it to the castle. When we arrived to the castle stables four servants helped carry Einon into the castle while two others helped me off my horse.

"Thank you," I said to them when I was on the ground, "When you are done taking care of our horses please prepare the royal family grave for my fathers body ." The servants bowed their heads then took my horse and Bowens into the stables. In silence I walked to my chambers bouncing my sister in my arms the whole way causing her to giggle. When I arrived to my room I sat in a chair in front of a large window with my sister sitting in my lap.

A few minutes pasted before a male servant knocked on my chamber door. I allowed him to enter my room. He told me that my brother was dying but my mother was going to take him to a dragon that lived near by to ask for its help. Hot anger boiled in my blood at his words. HOW DARE MY MOTHER ASK SUCH A NOBLE CREATURE TO HELP MY BEAST OF A BROTHER WHO DID DESERVE SUCH HELP! I hide my anger from my voice as I thanked the servant for telling me. Before he left he asked if I would be joining my mother and Bowen on the journey to the dragons cave.

"I would join my mother but I'm not feeling well since I saw my fathers death and my brothers awful wound," I said acting ill as I laid my sister in her crib, " I must retire early but tell my mother that I shall pray for my brother."

"As we all your Highness rest well," he said bowing his head then left the room. When I could no longer hear his foot steps I rushed to my wardrobe throwing open the doors and throwing all my dresses out of it to reveal a small armory in the back of the wardrobe as well as my own custom made armor from the castle black smith. All the weapons were from Bowen. I grabbed my bow and quiver of arrows, my sword, and my shield with the family crest. I changed out of my dress and into my armor placing my quiver bow and shield on my back and bucketing my sword to my waist. Finally I pulled my hair back with a black silk ribbon. When I was ready fully armored I went to my sister who was now peacefully asleep.

I lowered my head close to hers and whispered to her, "Don't worry my sweet baby sister your big sister will make sure that no evil comes close to you. I swear." I gently kissed her forehead before I tied my bed sheets together and climbed down from my balcony.

Here is my first Dragonheart fanfictio please let me know hat you like about. I hope you enjoy it. I do not own any of the characters except Princess Cathrine "Cathy" and her baby sister all rights go to Universal Studios.