Fated Three

The book opens on two of the main characters: Rose, a fierce female, whose past traumas have left her guarded, tough, yet loyal to the ones she loves. And her male companion, Delgan, whose military background comes in handy when he and Rose no doubt run into trouble. The two hunters are on their way to discuss a dangerous mission given to them by the king of Lynxfell to find and kill an ancient and powerful lich. Our devoted hunters accept the mission and begin their journey. Along the way, they come across undead, merchants, Bandit cheifs, and more and more problems... Freya was one of those problems...
'What they saw was unexpected. Rose could have sworn that what stood before her was just a lost young girl. But as she stood hovering over her recent kill, Rose couldn't be so naive. The woman breathed in deeply as she tried to compose herself. Rose tried to picture what could have happened just a moment ago. The room was covered in vines and the man that sat on the tall throne, the bandit leader Rose deduced, lay dead. He was covered in blood, but it wasn't like Rose had ever seen before. His blood was dark purple, streams of it flowed down deep cuts all over his arms and face, but that wouldn't even be the worst of it. What was once his throat was now shreds of bloody tissue and muscle. Rose would wonder how the head was still intact if it wasn't for the clear bone sticking out, holding it in place. It was a gory sight. His skin had shriveled and turned pale. The only hint of color left was the tint of bright green that oozed out the dark cuts. 'Poisoned'. Rose thought to herself. No, this was no lost little girl...