For those of you who already know me, I'm aware it's not in my custom to write author's notes, except maybe at the beginning of a story's chapter or on my profile page. For those of you who don't know me... it's wonderful to meet you, my lovelies :D

Now, the reason for this separate author's note? I just want to clear up some things for everyone before you proceed to reading the story. PLEASE DO READ THIS, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT!

1. This story will be an OC insertion. What does that mean? Basically, a female OC will get her butt thrown into the Hollow Crown canon universe, while I sit back and watch the characters squirm like rats in a maze *cue mad scientist laughter*

2. The general story thread will follow the Hollow Crown movies – namely Henry IV parts 1 & 2 and Henry V. It will also continue after the ending of Henry V, which brings me to my next point...

3. This story, while following the canon universe in general, will contain AU (alternate universe) elements. What am I referring to? Basically, I twisted certain historical facts to suit the story, rather than twisting the story to fit to the historical timeline. Meaning that certain characters may/may not die (admit that you cried, or at least got teary eyes, at Henry V's funeral scene from the beginning/end of the movie!), certain canon events may/may not happen, certain events may/may not happen in the historically designated year etc. And before the history Nazi in you gets pissed at me for it, I'll have you know Shakespeare did the same when he wrote the very pieces which you will find in this story. His works in themselves – which I call the "canon universe" here – do not fit 110% to the actual recorded history of Henry IV and Henry V :)

4. Please do keep in mind that I am no Shakespeare (well, obviously) so do not expect my story to be quite on par with his works. That would be impossible, the guy was a genius whereas I'm far from that. You will likely recognize certain parts of his texts, since I kept some of the original lines for some characters in certain scenes, only slightly adapted to modern English (namely without the use of thou, thee and so on). I have tried to keep a certain... classical English feel throughout the entire text – in my attempt to preserve as much of the Shakespearian vibe as I could – and I hope I haven't failed too miserably at that.

So if any of the points above is a pet peeve for anyone, then please proceed at your own risk. You have been warned! I do not wish to see people flaming this story or trolling it with stuff like "but that event happened in the year X, not in the year Y" and other similar comments. While I understand that this may sound odd/weird/whatnot, I will let you know that I do accept even negative comments when they are conveyed in a constructive manner, which will help me improve my skills. It's also precisely why I chose to point out those things now, so that everyone will know what to expect from this story before they decide whether it's worth their time to read or not.

With that said, enjoy my lovely readers! And do toss me a review, we writers feed on them and they do wonders for our motivation as well~ :D