In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex 1S: A field of herbs and wild flowers, alive with bees, where a certain half-bestial creature brings his many lovers. 4C: The graduation of an apprentice to mastery. 9D: The secluded home of an exiled court-wizard. 10D: A note written in an elegant hand, sweetly perfumed. God-kings of War 1S: The very first time that a certain young soldier, impressed against his choice and wanting nothing more than to return to his home, has killed. 4C: A hard-won victory, with many dead on both sides. 9D: A much-decorated company of the enemy's light cavalry. 10D: The country fort, made mostly of mud bricks, of a local warlord. the Unquiet Past 1S: A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers. 4C: A new village built on the ruins of a forgotten people. 9D: A camp physician, her pockets full of salves and drugs. 10D: The young, beautiful wife of an old man whom the gods have touched. a Nest of Vipers 1S: The daughter of an emperor, denied nothing, prey to fleeting whims, craving discipline. 4C: The unwitting husband of a serpent-demoness. 9D: The corpse of a lord's hunting hound, caught in a rose-briar. 10D: The written deed to a certain house, affirmed and sealed. |