Lady Atefeh Salahuddin, Princess of Egypt and Syria, uncrowned Queen of Jerusalem, and a lethal crack shot.

“You think I don’t recognise French gold when I see it, Princess? You’ve been armed by the Royal Court of Jerusalem… Your horse bears the crest of House Anjou.”

When teaching the young prince to ride a horse, it is Tiberias who sees the Sultan’s daughter skirting their activities with covetous eyes. Against his better judgement, he puts her up in a saddle… and is given one of Jerusalem’s swiftest riders in return. Her childhood heroes of fearsome Mongol warriors atop their horses, letting off arrows at impossible speeds, come to life in her. To Baldwin, she is more a Greek Valkyrie from Mythology than merely human anymore.

Part of the From Eden series.