Raizel shared a look with the Raven. He looked at her, then at the two attendant, at the woman, and back at her. She cleared her throat. “Your husband is a sword?” “My husband is The Blessed Sword. It was given to him by the gods. To become the sword so that he not die!… Continue reading Twenty-Six: The Price
“You’re amassing quite a reputation,” the Diamond Raven commented, as they made their way out of the Judge’s office. “We should hurry if we’re going to catch the train today. I know you’re on a deadline here.” “I don’t understand it.” Raizel shook her head. “It has to be you, people know you.” “The-” He… Continue reading Twenty-Five: The Ruminant of Roelkia
Raizel sat down. She wasn’t sure she had another option. The Diamond Raven stood behind her, his hands on her chair. She wondered at that, but she could ask him later. “I have to get to the capital,” she told the Judge. “That has to be what I have to do first. If I miss… Continue reading Twenty-Four: The Judge
They made it to the bathhouse without further incident. Raizel had never been inside a place like this, but she’d heard the stories and descriptions from people in the town that went down into the flatter lands: There were rainfall devices where you soaped off, and then big drinking-trough tubs to soak in and bathhouse… Continue reading Twenty-Three: Cleaner
“Why her?” The Diamond Raven shifted so he was standing almost between Raizel and the Left Hand. “Why this stranger on the street?” “Because she’s not a stranger, is she? She’s the one that everyone’s been muttering about. She’s got you, which is interesting in and of itself. She’s made it through some pretty strange… Continue reading Twenty-Two: Lost and Found
“I don’t think she really wants the kitten gone,” the Diamond Raven commented, when they were out the gate and on another road. “And I don’t blame her.” “It’s pretty cute, isn’t it?” She looked down at it, and it looked up at her and mewled. “I bet it’s terrified. All this being moved around… Continue reading Twenty-One: Psst