(This story takes place after “Captain Todd Makes an Offer.”)
Captain Todd had been convinced that the Surveyors should formally interrogate the two cultists they had captured and brought back to Riverbend. When Shade said he would...
Aed had been nibbling lightly at his food, taking this all in. “This hypothetical of yours, Captain…is it all a parlor game. Making pretty words that are meant to impress us. Or are you being serious?”
On a large rocky outcropping stood Ayrvogh Sirt, dark and ominous, brooding over the scenery like a predator looking for prey. This was the great fort of the Legion of the Burning Heart, one of the Red Jackal's infamous Ogaroth Legions.
They wore beautiful blue military jackets with gold buttons, and some had gold braids to designate rank or roles within the military. Their horses were beautifully maintained, and wore light leather barding with blue trim, and gold ornamentation....