Pumpkin Seeds Number Two: Virgin The second in the "Pumpkin Seeds" series, this time in her own words! Traveling with her newfound adventurer friends and holding on to far too many secrets, Portźa takes to journaling, if only for one night. This is a short story, apx 8000 words. Pumpkin Seeds: The Princess has fled the castle! Portźa Vasiljev never wanted to rule the repressed, arctic island of The Pale Lands, nor marry a foreign Prince she barely knows. Craving excitement and freedom from her royal responsibilities, she runs away with nothing more than a handful of gems, jewelry and the clothes on her back. With the might of her mother's Queendom in hot pursuit, the deck is stacked against her. She's an inexperienced and sheltered teenager with no allies and privy to dangerous secrets. To make matters worse, her conspicuously cumbersome chest makes her ill-suited to adventure, blending into crowds or even fitting common clothing. But behind that bosom burns a heart with a lust for life, freedom and new experiences and behind her eyes is a mind and wit as sharp as a blade. Can she beat the odds and take control of her destiny? Or will she be dragged back to a life of soul-sucking civil service?