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3.30. A Long-Awaited Introduction II

Author's note: As promised, here is the second part of the previous chapter.

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The next morning, Yuki was all smiles. They chattered on and on about the stories they’d sh...

3.30. A Long-Awaited Introduction I

Author's note: This part one of the chapter. Part two will publish early next week.

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Because we were establishing a formal relationship between the Hunter’s Lodge and Ikf...

3.29. Mercies, Negotiations, and Agreements

The rest of the morning passed in a haze of talking, brainstorming, and planning, but none of us felt good just sitting around—our hands needed to be as busy as our mouths—so we cleaned and oil...

3.28. A Surprsing Grace

The next morning, Teila glared all through breakfast. It was noticeable enough for Haol to pull me aside afterward to ask if everything was all right. I smiled and gave him the Diaksh equivalent of...

3.27. Negotiations, Expected and Unexpected

After lunch, I picked up the knives from the weapon shop. My young master disguise didn’t let me string them across my chest, so Agath had to carry them for me, including the bone stilettos. The ...

Heads Up: No Chapter on November 26

Hi y'all.

As the title says, there won't be a chapter published on November 26.

As you read this, my wife and I are on a plane headed to Tokyo for a much needed break. We'll be there fo...

3.26. A Reunion

The next morning, Mumu gathered the hunters for a briefing, but most of them had already heard some version of the previous day’s events, and it was just a matter of setting the record straight a...

25. Introducing a Complication

Mumu led us along a different path than before—to circle around and approach the Butchery from a different angle. We ran southeast until the adults’ Camouflage spells ran out, then shifted to s...

24. Questions and Their Answers

The land soldiers stuck us in one of the bedrooms while we waited to be questioned. We weren’t sure how long it’d be, so we rested in shifts. The bed was a proper four-poster—the first I’d ...

3.23. Grim Resolutions

A Camouflaged Krees poked her head up from the stairwell. When she saw that the fighting was done, she padded up the rest of the stairs. I was still working on undoing Mumu's Siphon, and ignored th...

3.22. Stronger Together

As I crept towards the occupied tent, there was only the sound of the wind chimes hanging from the nearby bridges. The cul-de-sac was otherwise empty. Not a soul moved other than Aslishtei and the ...

3.21 The Truth Seen Clearly

We left Crunei’s Garden more hopeful than when we’d arrived. And relieved too. It wasn’t like the team had wanted to risk themselves at the Intersection of the Assassins, but it had appeared ...

3.20. A Friendly Spar

I thought I’d fight Crost in the garden, but Wusta led us towards the door to his house instead, the dolbecs with him following right along. Mumu and I were like baby chicks in the crowd of giant...

3.19. Crunei's Garden

Tegen had a complicated expression on his face when he took my hand. “Nephew,” he said.

The sound of street noise grew louder from up ahead; we’d soon be among people again. We’d have...

3.18. An Unfair World

The morning was chilly and damp, with heavy clouds moving quickly across the sky. It wasn’t raining, but the cobbled street in front of the inn was wet from an earlier shower. The city�...

3.17. The Realization of Mistakes Made

I woke up expecting to see the sunrise; instead, the room was pitch black, the snores of exhausted hunters all around me. Even Tegen, who was supposed to be keeping watch, was slumped over asleep a...

3.16. The City Can Be Dangerous

Dura’s team stayed behind to report Salu’s murder to the gate guards. The reasoning was that if we left without doing so, it’d likely cause a stink with them later and we’d need to be clear...

3.15. Albei and Its Ghosts

“Is this wise?” I asked as we walked.

“We left wisdom behind a night ago,” Mumu said, “but we do what we have to.”

“Hunting in the dark, I mean. When we’re all just bare...

A Sample of Eight's Audiobook

The folks at Podium, the audiobook publisher, were kind enough to send a sample for me to share, so I p...

3.14. Conversation With the Grandmaster

The grandmaster’s office was big enough for a low desk and a meeting table surrounded by cushions. On, the wall behind the desk hung a painting of a forest scene—the setting dark, with just a h...

3.13. Albei and Its People I

I opened my spirit eyes, and Calfet of Huwata flickered into view. He stood where I’d last seen him—about forty yards out towards the river east of us.

From beside me, Aslishtei asked, �...

Edit to the Chapter 3.12

I wasn't entirely happy with one of the scenes in chapter 12, so I went back to flesh it out. I'll edit that entry, but also wanted to share it here to make it easier to find and read.

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3.12. Forced Truths II

Mumu patted my back as I dry retched. It was a deeply uncomfortable experience, bound as I was, with my stomach heaving but my body unable to support itself. At least the stone floor was cool; I re...

3.11. Forced Truths

Albei’s walls were tall—at least fifty feet if the people standing in front were anything to go by. The stones were mostly uniform in shape and size, but I couldn’t help noticing that they al...

3.10. Changing Directions

That night, I dreamt of the Deer God, his body titanic as he stood above the forest surrounding Voorhei. His legs rose like towers, and his antlers pierced the clouds, cutting through them when he ...

3.9. Healing Water

Heicata was putting me in a tough spot. Technically, the Healing Water spell hadn’t been approved by the Hunter’s Lodge yet, so the lodge’s rules didn’t apply—I should be able to share it...

3.8. Two Villages

For the next three hours, Yuki and I focused on meditating, driving the qi through my channels, pushing as hard as my meridians could handle. An internal heat built up, a glow centered on my dantia...

3.7. Cutter Hawks

An unnatural quiet settled over the forest. The trees themselves didn’t seem to mind the hawks’ presence, but the smaller animals kept themselves still. They hid among the roots and the leaves,...

3.6. In the Woods

The rain started to fall in earnest as the team leaders consulted. Big, fat drops plopped against the forest's canopy, the water collecting together and connecting into thin streams that poured dow...