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by Maltry

Chapter 27

My fingers slid around Myta’s neck, and I drew her in for a fierce kiss. Our talk of vengeance had stirred my blood, or perhaps it was my revitalized ambition. I hadn’t felt this much excitement in many years, and the energy it brought me was euphoric. My vas, for her part, retur...

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Chapter 30

I shared my thoughts with Myta that night, after the camp turned in. Of course the night watch, and the especially restless were still awake, but it was the closest we were likely to get to privacy in the near future. We had a large bedroll to share and a tarp to lay under. There...

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Chapter 36

We retired to our tent immediately after that, and I marshaled my thoughts as we settled in to dream together. Despite my strong words earlier, I had neither the will, nor the desire to truly turn Myta into a mindless plaything. Her personality and independence were integral to m...

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Chapter 39

We waited until ‘night’ which was to say, until the Pure camps settled in to sleep. Perhaps they had some way of telling time in this dim underworld, but we only guessed at it. Our plans were simple. The winding corridors and mid-sized rooms of this underground realm were perfect...

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Chapter 62

I found myself in a courtyard, one modeled on King Ramana’s palace, I presumed. The stonework was gorgeous, carved with exquisite reliefs, and flowering vines grew in profusion over every surface. They filled the air with their honeyed fragrance, spilling from an overgrown founta...

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Chapter 86

I let my presence loose to expand through our tent, pushing out any stray flows of mana. Adjusting meridians wasn’t such intensive work as expanding them, or refining anima, but it was still better to avoid any outside influences. Myta let her presence spill out, mixing with my o...