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Chapter 18

Chapter 18

< PREVIOUS MAIN⬏ NEXT > MAIN < PREVIOUS NEXT > 30th Battalion front line, Llael. 12th of Octesh, 611 AR. Night fell. Halleck ordered another howitzer fusillade into the trees in case the enemy had reoccupied them. As the darkness intensified, Captain Kasey...
Chapter 19

Chapter 19

< PREVIOUS MAIN⬏ NEXT > MAIN < PREVIOUS NEXT > 30th Battalion command post, Llael. 13th of Octesh, 611 AR. Morning came slow, cold, and cloudy. A faint but persistent drizzle was soaking everyone to the skin. The miserable cold and wet had come too late:...
Chapter 20

Chapter 20

< PREVIOUS MAIN⬏ NEXT > MAIN < PREVIOUS NEXT > Albyn, Llael. 13th of Octesh, 611 AR. The chief mechanic in charge of the siege cannon held his hands on his head as if would keep the anxiety from spilling out his ears. Yegor surveyed the damage. Black...
Chapter 21

Chapter 21

< PREVIOUS MAIN⬏ NEXT > MAIN < PREVIOUS NEXT > 30th Battalion front line, Llael. 13th of Octesh, 611 AR. By noon their new trenches were coming along nicely. The soft soil and Daisy’s help made work go quickly. The pace of the forward trench suffered from...
Chapter 22

Chapter 22

< PREVIOUS MAIN⬏ NEXT > MAIN < PREVIOUS NEXT > PART III: Liberation “There aren’t any winners in war, Coleman. Just survivors.” -King Leto Raelthorne to Lord General Coleman Stryker, upon witnessing the damage to Caspia in the Sul-Menite invasion...
Chapter 23

Chapter 23

< PREVIOUS MAIN⬏ NEXT > MAIN < PREVIOUS NEXT > Albyn, Llael. 27th of Octesh, 611 AR. “Hey Kirk,” Gerard mumbled through a mouthful of hardtack, “what’s with the face?” “What face?” Kirk asked. They were leaning against the dirty walls of their forwardmost...