Tag: Issue 122

  • The Hunter and the Hunted

    by Mario Caric in Issue 122, March 2022 Fourteen covered wagons treaded along the woodland trail. Reins dangled nigh-lifeless from the tired hands whilst oxen heads slung low to the ground, clouds of breath puffing from dilated nostrils into the dry air. Here and there the trees would part or disappear, opening up the late…

  • Nara’s Story

    by Ross Hightower in Issue 122, March 2022 Somehow, Nara pictured the life of a novice of the Seidi differently. When she was a young initiate in that magical sisterhood, she imagined herself protecting the weak, a bulwark against evil and greedy forces. Escorting an Imperial tax collector didn’t fit into any of her fantasies.…

  • The Death of Rovanmoshan

    by Phillip Yeatman in Issue 122, March 2022 A man in shimmering robes of gold and silver plunged through the fog. The shadow of a ferry bobbed at the end of the road. Three figures followed at a distance and paused as he stepped aboard. “This is your time,” said Sturya. She was the hammer.…