(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?”
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....
He suddenly realized he was still clutching the bloody knife, and shook it free from his hand as though it clung to him. He shook his hand a few more times, trying to shake the blood from it...but his hand remained bloody, and his sleeve...