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27 - Roman

Sable had showed her hand more than she’d have preferred during that negotiation, but the Wither Witch had been uniquely suited to brushing Sable off. Terminally ill, bad-tempered, and apparently...

26 - Tutor

The Wither Witch watched her, tapping skeletal fingers in a rhythmic clicking motion. Aylin tried not to stare at the blackened bone digits. It was almost hypnotic. But staring would be rude. Thoug...

25 - The Wither Witch

The city of Skatikk was, reasonably, not the only settlement in Bonecracker territory. While Skatikk was by far the largest—with the tallest walls and highest population—there were walled villa...

24 - Mage Seeking

Honestly, Sable couldn’t help but feel conquering Skatikk had been too easy. Of course, she’d accomplished it through the mythically horrible reputation of dragons, and the allusion sh...

23 - Ending Negotiations

Chieftain Kirak, leader of the Bonecracker Tribe, the dominant authority of this portion of the Red Plains, had more wrinkles than even Elder Gneaxi. He was a standing piece of dried jerky.

H...

22 - Starting Negotiations

By the time Sable set Aylin down in the town square, people were screaming and fleeing, the city in an uproar.

Aylin observed the chaos, her mistress raising back into the air with enormous f...