(Sir Alanna was knighted when still disguising her gender, which was revealed afterwards.) Additionally, unlike Sir Alanna, Kel does not have magic.

Keladry (Kel) is a serious 10-year-old who - with the support of her noble family who have just moved back from the Yamani islands after 6 years serving as diplomats - is determined to become the first official female knight of the realm in over a 100 years. Publicly however, so far no one has tried. The story opens in the realm of Tortall, where women have been legally allowed to train for knighthood in the ten years since King Johnathan IV made the decree after Alanna the Lioness disclosed her gender Kel is one of the confirmed queer characters written by Tamora Pierce, who explains that Kel is aromantic asexual (aroace) in the FAQ section of her website. It follows Keladry (known as Kel to her friends and family) as she seeks knighthood as the first girl to openly do so in centuries.

This is the third series written in the Tortallian Universe, but forth in the in-universe timeline. The Protector of the Small quartet is a series of books written by Tamora Pierce that tells the story of Keladry of Mindelan, a heroine in the fictional kingdom of Tortall. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( January 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective. This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style.

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