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The Autumn Queen No. 12 – Important Lessons
This is #12 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * “Hold!” I remember the two most important lessons I learned, in swordplay. “Elias, are you hurt?” I looked down at the sword. … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 11 – His
This is #11 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * “I am her ninth face, the first and last, the darkest of nights.” I have heard my brother speak this prayer many … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 10 – If You Could See
This is #10 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * Firelight played over the pieces on the maps, casting shadows across the battlefield. The logs were from the Deepwood, and gave … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 8 – Tattoo
This is #8 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * When my brother and I came to breathe, as was tradition to noble births, before we were separated from our mother, … Continue reading
The Autumn Queen No. 7 – The First Time
This is #7 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * The moon had gone dark the first time he crept into the bartizan. He had clear eyes then, unruined. Even in … Continue reading