It was the first time Trip left the Scarlet Mermaid through the front door in years. The looks she received from the people on the street, seeing a long-legged tomboy striding out of a brothel as though she owned it herself, were rather amusing. The women looked either embarrassed or confused, whereas the men seemed…
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It was simpler than he thought it would be, adapting to life in Cassloch’s capital. Riordan learned where to find almost everything he needed within a few weeks, and had even mastered the art of riding his horse through the streets without knocking down the city folk who preferred to walk on foot. By the…
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Even the statues seemed to stare at the three of them, long after they’d passed beyond the range of their marble eyes: tall savages from the uncivilized, monster-infested southern fjords where not even the mystical Everkin dared tread for fear of falling prey to creatures from the depths of the world’s nightmares. “You are frightening…
Read moreSomehow, Carrigan conjured a toddler out of the woods. And then Tempest realized exactly what the boy was eating, and where the woman pilfered it from. She silently noted to take the price of the chocolate and marshmallow the Marionette was stuffing the runaway with out of her share of the haul. Katar set his…
Read moreThe clock towers scattered throughout the city rang out the hour in perfect synchronization. As he listened to the six chimes echo off the tall buildings, he rose and started back across the city to the River Grace. Rosy was becoming rather adept at baking—which in itself was surprising, as he suspected the girl never…
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