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The Crown of Ashes and Blood IV.5 (opens the original)
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Entering the city of Seraphim in blur of sweat and dust, Torrvash tore through the square, but a crowd impeded his path forward. Hundreds of Shalvasan males and females crowded the square around the palace gardens. He could not get through to the markets for supplies. A few dustlings were playing in the crowd and one stepped on Torrvash’s clawed foot.“Ow, watch it dustling” he hissed.Novaheart's Substack thrives because of amazing readers like you, m
The Crown of Ashes and Blood IV.5 (opens the original)
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The next day, Torrvash rose early and set out for the desert expanse long before the twin suns would break over the horizon. He intended to hunt two dustcrawlers and return their carcasses to Solkar before the day was out. Torrvash would defer the skinning to Solkar, so he would earn the full payment this time. The reason he had left so early was that, if he could return before the markets closed, he could sell the carapace, fur, and meat to the vendors as well.His first kill went smoothly. The
The Crown of Ashes and Blood IV.5 (opens the original)
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Torrvash dragged the dustcrawler’s corpse back to the lean-to where he had left the tanner, only to find he was no longer there. He stood there for a moment, staring at the empty shelter. Irritation welled in him; he had hoped to hand over the hide, collect his payment, and be done with it. With no one there to buy it, he decided to prepare the creature himself.He drew his blade and began carefully cutting away the golden fur collar. Once it was free, he worked beneath the creature’s hard carapa
The Crown of Ashes and Blood IV.5 (opens the original)
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Torrvash walked out into the endless expanse as the city of Seraphim ebbed behind him, dissolving into a sea of dunes. Sparse patches of grass grew in the shade of rock that jutted from the surface, splitting the sand. A dark splotch appeared in the ochre dust a few paces ahead of Torrvash, and beneath it, a myriad of grass was rustling in the hot, dry wind.Dustcrawlers were sure to be sleeping amongst the blades. They were nocturnal insects that would roam for food when the twin suns went down.
The Crown of Ashes and Blood IV.5 (opens the original)
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Torrvash had nowhere left to turn, so he decided to return to the Greasy Snake and hope the bartender might show him a little more kindness.He pushed open the tavern door. It seemed heavier than before, as if it carried the weight of his failure. The familiar scent of stale brew, smoke, and roasted meat drifted over him as he stepped inside. Behind the worn wooden counter stood the same bartender, polishing a mug.Novaheart's Substack thrives because of amazing readers
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