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The moon was a mere sliver when we left Renner. It had waxed full and begun to wane by the time we made it to our fortified home. Liddarn and the nearby mines had both been abandoned long before the border wars with the uurnigath that had ultimately provided context for the Usurper’s rebellion against Read more

I had anticipated the question, and had long ago decided in broad strokes how much I would say, but I had not thought of that day in detail until the question came and the answer fell from my lips. I had known that I was pushing boundaries in the libraries. I had known that there Read more

We were up before dawn and crossed into Namora at first light. The landscape didn’t change instantly, but it was clear why the border had been laid where it was. The hills and fields of Georg were richer, woodier, greener. The Namoran Lowlands were grassier, more golden, marked by boulders that dotted the earth as Read more

In the end, there was not that much that I had to do. Bathe. Choose a travelling outfit. Move the rest of my clothes from my wardrobe to my wizard’s chest. Dispose of food that would spoil in my absence. Terminate a handful of experiments. My life in So’renner was simple. Leaving it was only Read more

Leaving the inn, I followed the commotion of wedding preparations until I found a place from which I could watch both the inn, where the prince and her knights were still refreshing themselves, and the final preparations. I would not have recognized it as a wedding if Derrek had not told us. It seemed too Read more