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Book Five: Einarr and the Tower of Ravens
5.4 – Hasty Departure - Reki came to dinner the evening after their fragrant baths looking satisfied with herself, and Runa came looking chastened. Einarr…
5.3 – Medicinal Bath - Three paces outside the door of the hall his tune trailed off and he stopped, now seeing what was in…
5.2 – Wise Women’s Table - “Please, be seated. There’ll be no leaving until morning at the earliest anyway.” The old matron moved deftly to the…
5.1 – Matrons of the Hall - East Port on the island of Breidhaugr sat like a village in the island’s plains, small and quiet and unassuming. Even…
Book Five: Einarr and the Tower of Ravens - Having just escaped from the demonic fleet of the strange cult, Einarr and the crew of the Vidofnir are in need…
Book Four: Einarr and the Demon’s Fleet
4.28 – Duel - Captain Kragnir’s face was flushed scarlet with rage as he faced his Mate in the middle of the challenge circle.…
4.27 – Aftermath - The black storm blowing around the last of the cult ships had begun to dissipate before the Skudbrun and the…
Further delay - Having a baby in the house has, in afraid, has a greater impact on my ability to write than I…
4.26 – A New Deal - Einarr froze a moment, frowning, certain that he’d offended her but not sure why. Then, unbidden, the memory of the…
4.25 – Unnatural Selection - The volley of arrows flew in a flaming arc from the Vidofnir across to the enemy vessel. At the peak…
4.24 – Fire Rain - Einarr limbered his bow as the enemy ships came into view. The storms that carried them after the Skudbrun swirled…
4.23 – Changing Tide - Einarr had Sinmora at the top of her swing when a pair of shoulders barreled into his knees from behind.…
4.22 – Black Horror - A report as of the snapping of planks rang out over the ocean, echoing loudly off the rocks that had…
4.21 – Red Vengeance - The Vidofnings had fought like madmen before their Singers were unleashed. Now, with both Reki and Runa driving them on,…
4.20 – Respite - Einarr clashed and clashed again with the Grendeling blocking his path – a creature no bigger than he himself was.…
4.19 – Boarding - The clink of chain was the only sound to be heard from the deck of the Vidofnir as her crew…
4.18 – Grendel - The Vidofnir and the Grendel slipped past one another in the half-light of the underground river, the passengers of each…
4.17 – Pursuit - For a moment Einarr stared dumbly after her. It had only been a few months since he’d seen her, and…
4.16 – Hammer & Anvil - Trapped. Five of them to fight of dozens of the local guards and protect Runa, when the wall of men…
4.15 – Breaking Out - To their credit, Einarr’s companions did not caution him about noise. Likely they knew it would be fruitless. Still, his…
4.14 – Temple Guards - The hallway that Einarr crept down, following the sound of the voices, was not long. What struck him as strange,…
4.13 – Secret Passage - For a long moment, all five men stared in shock at the figure on the floor. Finally, though, Einarr was…
4.12 – Dungeon’s Depths - Their vigil over Sivid’s work seemed to last for ages, even though the fact that no other guards arrived suggested…
4.11 – Blitz - The area of the yard in front of the dungeon entrance was, if anything, more heavily guarded than the front…
4.10 – Strike Team - “I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news,” Einarr said when the crews were assembled on the deck of…
4.9 – Descent - For a moment all was blackness in the stairwell where Einarr and Sivid stood, hearing only the sounds of their…
4.8 – Temple - Sivid hopped down from the crate he had perched himself on, oddly buoyant now that they were past the guards.…
4.7 – Infiltration - Einarr was among the first to slip, cloaked and hooded, off the Vidofnir’s deck and onto the stone pier below.…
4.6 – The Isle of the Cult - The remains of Langavik were an inferno behind them as the Vidofnir and the Skudbrun sailed out of port. While…
4.5 – Runes - Not without some trepidation, Einarr and the others led the two Singers back to the warehouse where they had found…
4.4 – Massacre - Bulging eyes stared blankly out of the gray-blue face of the hanged butcher. Black scabbed-over gashes formed runes on the…
4.3 – The Search Begins - For two weeks the ships pressed on, following the last path the Skudbrun had for the storm, certain that it would only…
4.2 – Alliance - When the Vidofnings gathered for supper that evening, they were joined by the greatest part of the Skudbrun’s crew –…
Book Four: Einarr and the Demon’s Fleet - When the crew of the Vidofnir learns that Jarl Hroaldr’s ship is now actively hunting the same demon-headed crew that murdered…
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