Line #17 Literature/TheApprenticeRogue


1	After five years of apprenticeship, Artamos De'spada travels north on a trial mission that will bring him to the climax of his training in the king's secretive Black Knight society. Accompanying him is his mentor, Adrian Rizzo "Rizz", and fellow Black Knight, Falita Kain.
2	Artamos's mission is simple; escort of the king's betrothed safely from the Cromanian border to Caltania. It's a five day travel in which Artamos is required to lead Rizz, Falita, and others. But the trip is wrought with danger, and while Artamos struggles to maintain command in the face of his youth he must work to protect the king's betrothed from bandits while facing forbidden love and betrayal.
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5	* AntiHero: Falita isn't interested in 'kingdom's peace' ideas and aspires to be assigned to guard a noblelady because it would mean more creature comforts.
6	* TheApprentice: Artamos is a apprentice black knight. This mission is his test to become a full fledged member.
7	* ArrangedMarriage: The premise of the plot; a princess from a neighboring kingdom has been engaged to the local king and needs an escort to the ceremony and her new home.
8	* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: To an onlooker, Artamos' formal induction to the Black Knight's is a big to-do. [[spoiler: All he himself can think about is how he has betrayed his king by having sex with his bride-to-be.]]
9	* BigBad: Averted. There is no head villain [[spoiler: but there is still an EvilPlan.]]
10	* CelibateHero: One of a Black Knight's vows is celibacy. This means resisting temptation when lust strikes.
11	* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler: Rizz is accidentally slain by Falita during her theft of Leona's necklace.]]
12	* EvilPlan:
13	** [[spoiler: Falita wants to steal Leona's necklace.]]
14	** [[spoiler: Leona wants to seduce her bodyguard as an act of rebellion against her cloistered upbringing.]]
15	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Falita betrays the Order and her kingdom by stealing Leona's necklace and running away. The sequel sample confirms that she's become a criminal.]]
16	* FatalFlaw: [[spoiler: Falita is consumed by her greed and steals Leona's necklace, which leads to tragedy. She even takes the hemp string on the necklace, despite recognizing that it was worthless, because it was part of the necklace. The narration notes that she might have gotten away clean if she didn't take the string.]]
17	* TheGoodKing: [[spoiler: Artamos feels horrible about giving into his feelings for Leona]] because his king is such a benevolent and trusting guy.
18	* {{Greed}}: Falita's greed is set up in the first chapter when she plunders a corpse. As a child and even as an adult she would steal things and then forget about them; she simply wanted to take them.
19	* JurisdictionFriction: This mission is Artamos' responsibility so he has to enforce his authority over the knights from both his own kingdom and his charge's kingdom; both of them think they should be in charge.
20	* LoveAtFirstSight: This is what Artamos feels when he sees Leona. [[spoiler: She admits to the same at the end, just before they have sex.]]
21	* {{Mcninja}}:The Black Knights are stealthy, have an evasive fighting style, go on covert missions, and wear black; they're like ninjas from the British Isles.
22	* RebelliousPrincess: Downplayed. While Leona is willing to go along with her arranged marriage she is not completely docile. [[spoiler: She rebels by seducing her bodyguard and having sex with him on the night before her wedding to her bodyguard's boss.]]

Context Literature / TheApprenticeRogue