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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. 9 – Treason
This is #9 of The Autumn Queen. To start at the beginning, go here. PREVIOUS * * * I went to visit him, there in the dark, where those who have committed the worst crimes are kept. I walked … Continue reading
What It Is About Christmas
“Dunno what it is about Christmas,” she said, looking down at her empty hands. Chipped nails fiddle with the fraying edges of her cheap fingerless gloves. “Sometimes I duck into the churches that stay open overnight. Around this time of … Continue reading