Griffon and the Dragon

Rise of the Empire! Not too long ago it seemed as though the Western Kingdom had finally, won the Thousand Years' War against the Empire of Masks. They were wrong. Rising like a phoenix after decades of brutal insurgency broke the Royal occupation, the Empire is stronger than ever and hell-bent on revenge. Now the Emperor has unleashed his forces in a lightning campaign, shattering the Kingdom's defenses in an avalanche of fire and steel. The Royal Army mobilizes as the Kingdom's future, hangs in the balance. Sophia Rose is a young soldier in a reserve unit from the idyllic town of Jade Falls. It's almost unheard-of to see a girl in the infantry, but in the reserves and with her father being their First Sergeant, well, there's actually nothing in the regulations against it. She joined the Army to spend time with her father and her friends, and she'll be, marching with them into the inferno of war. Princess Arilin Wehrherz is a dutiful and strong-willed girl, second in line to the Kingdom's throne. After waving goodbye to her older brother as he departed for the front with his regiment, she asked her father if she could accompany the Army herself. He told her to find a capable chaperone and stay out of danger, and he probably didn't expect her to do exactly that. War is full of surprises, though, and her little adventure might turn out to be more dangerous, and more important, than anyone could have expected!

Rage of the Empire! The Western Kingdom had a plan to defeat the Empire of Masks, should they ever launch their armies across the Night River again. It failed. Now the Emperor's legions are on the march, driving the remnants of the Royal Army before them as they seek to end the Thousand Years' War once and for all. Fighting alongside her friends in Charlie Company, Sophia Rose finds herself back in the eye of the storm as they try to hold back the steel-masked tide. The Kingdom's official enemies might be the least of its worries, though. Its own supposed allies could be far more dangerous than the Imperial Army... and the power games of its own elite have turned positively deadly. Back in the High City and now heir to the throne, Princess Arilin finds herself with powerful enemies and precious few friends. Meanwhile, ancient evil stirs in the darkness...