Tag: March
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Snow and Fire
by Michael Meyerhofer in Issue 110, March 2021 Jalist tugged at his cloak and tried to ignore the blizzard that only seemed to thicken as the sun went down. A campfire sputtered in front of him as snowflakes mingled with the flames, causing them to hiss and flicker, drawing ever lower by the moment. Though…
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The Season of Change
by Daniel Bavister in Issue 98, March 2020 Fourteen years have passed since I became a Silent Seeker. But today I finally realised it is impossible, what the priests taught us during our three years of training for this role, about locking up your past in a deep dark place inside of you. Now I…
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The Villain’s New Mantle
by Paul R. Hardy in Issue 98, March 2020 Cicatrix of the Thousand Scars marched into the throne room, drenched in blood and spattered by guts (as heroes are wont to be). The hall stank of putrescence and lime, doubtless emanating from the hides of all the creatures that hung in drapes around the hall,…
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Behind the Curtain
by Joanna Michal Hoyt in Issue 98, March 2020 I can’t tell you how it started. My first entrance came late in the play, with the kingdom tottering and all the conspirators well into their parts. But I’ll tell the part I was there for as if it was a play of its own, starring—well,…