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Healing the Watchtower
The Curse of Moonwatch The full moon comes every six weeks, too soon for the guardians of the Watchtower. The tower shines every night and drives away the Krale. The full moon saps the strength of...
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Thunder Voice
Stone The world feels broken today, as I wake, but what does it mean? Usually, I love greeting the sun, but now I have to push my way through it. I eat almost nothing for breakfast. “Are you sick,...
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Golden Eyes
Guild Circles Two days after moonwatch, Shazira sends me out of the Watchtower. “The guilds will never follow you, Yagrin, unless they know you.” “Go meet them.” I spend two days in the city, in the...
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Barren Lands Chiwan is not home when I arrive, but I find a message waiting for me. “Find me, Yagrin, before you release the old ones.” How does he know? Did Shazira contact him? I check the...
View ArticleMaze of Time
Danger I wake Shazira and the children, hours before first sun, to begin the trip home. The building is quiet, except for a few guards who greet us as we move through the halls. Makish and Chiwan...
View ArticleChildish Wisdom
No Return Makish, Dilasa, and I stand naked in the transition chamber as it fills with warm seawater. The only sounds we hear are the movement of the water, and our breathing. The three of us seem...
View ArticleSounds of Healing
NightGlows “It’s dark outside,” says Dilasa, “but Tshuan looks as bright as day on the ship’s view-screen.” “The ship can see in the dark,” says Berek, “and it creates a daytime image for us.” “Why...
View ArticleSongs of Change
Home I hear the voices of my family around me, but the world spins wildly, even with my eyes closed. “He’s waking up,” says Tzina. Finally, the dizziness clears, and I open my eyes. Dilasa jumps on...
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Alone Sakool approaches the emperor’s work room, nervous about the message he has to deliver. The advisor signals his presence, and indicates that he has an urgent need to speak with the emperor....
View ArticleChoosing Death
The Deadly Sun A few days pass and the distribution of the inhibitors is complete. Chiwan, the healing master, joins them in their work. Just as he guided the sisters when they left their cave, so he...
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