𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦!
(𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥)
———
We are the descendants
of the wild women you forgot.
We are the stories you thought
would never be taught.
*
They should have checked the ashes
of the women they burned alive.
Because it takes a single wild ember
to bring a whole wildfire to life.
———
Nikita Gill
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Historical FictionThe year is 1464. The War of the Roses rages on; a great showdown between Lancaster and York. Yet, asleep in her bed, fiery-haired Melissa Woodville dreams of splintered shields, broken swords, and the resounding screams of wounded men in the Battle...