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Category: Serialization
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They waited for Morik’s reply. They prepared for war. In the south Marshal Willot assembled a division-sized unit of Guardsmen and organized Willeners in their new role as militiamen of Valen, preparing to strike towards Wawee. Heavily laden wagons creaked towards the northern beaches of Avenshan, unloading their cargoes at rapidly building supply dumps. Laif…
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When Richard got back to Vale City, Plott was at work on the rifles. He and his armorers carefully removed the wooden stocks from their barrels and receivers. Plott shook a fine white powder on the stocks with a horse-hair brush. He blew the excess off. The white powder showed prints all over the smooth,…
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The senate got down to making law. The Rivers brought up a bill to give pensions to war widows and wounded soldiers. Everyone knew that it was bound for unanimous passage. The Lands couldn’t afford to oppose it. But the senators insisted on having their say, debating passionately against a non-existent opposition. They knew that…
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Part Three: Then Judge the World The Stableners withdrew. Morik assembled his men as far away from the army of Hallen as the lie of the country would allow. The Stableners made a night march past the Halleners and went on to the south. Richard wanted to push Morik. Kel said no. “The main hitting…
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The winter slowly softened into spring. Thin films of water ran over the mushy ice in the rivers. The thaws got longer than the freezes, and the snow shrank back into shadowed pockets and odd hummocks. Wawee was paved with cold mud. “We can go on up to the Hastab,” Kel said. “Soon as the…
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The dark river carried them away from the castle. They floated along until the first light grayed the sky; then they made for the eastern shore and pulled themselves up on the bank. They quickly clothed their shivering, water-wrinkled bodies and looked around for the rest of Kel’s band. The scouts were supposed to be…
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Part Two: The Banners Said Forever They crossed into Valen. The border was unmarked, but up ahead they saw humped rows of mountains. The craggy Hightops were a cloudy presence in the air above lesser ranges, a denser blue on the blue of the sky. “The mountains cut the country into three parts,” Kel said.…
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The next day a sleepy Richard was on the road to the Highgap. He and Kel sorted the soldiers and wagons into a long, thin marching column. They started up the long, thin road to the pass. Richard took a leather-covered object from his saddle bags. “Here’s something Peterson sent you.” Kel was puzzled. “What…
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