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Chapter Two: Introductions 27 Haventide, Anima 80, Age of Light “Come meet her,” Rasul beckoned. Saul followed his host out of the cool passage into the dusty sunshine of the training courtyard. A lone figure stood in the centre surrounded by five targets. The heat made the short silk...

Chapter One: Very Bad People 26 Haventide, Anima 80, Age of Light There were dangerous people out on a night like this, and she knew she was one of them. Her grey boots padded like rain through the trash and rot in the alleys. The dirge she hummed was loud in her head, but lost in the...

I am at my wits end with that blasted boy, which is an extraordinary feat considering the amount of wits I have. Today started quite normally; Deen brought me my coffee (too strong), my glasses (too weak, but I suppose my failing eyesight is one of the few things that isn’t his fault), and...

The top of the journal entry is torn from the book. The ragged edge of the remaining page looks as if it were singed. … but that donkey brained assistant of mine swore he had no idea where my socks were. I was almost ready to give up altogether, but cold feet and a spiteful desire to prove...