This whole retreat I keep remembering a quote from my favorite author who was a veteran of three tours “The only thing sadder than a battle won is a battle lost.”
The battered remains of Tamar's centuria were currently crossing it, having finally reached safety.
Shadow Slave
Fantasy · Guiltythree
“Preaching murder since the days they were both teenagers” is such an iconic description.
Most of it would still depend on Neph's own murderous will, of course, but the sword itself was going to enhance her lethality. Sunny was not worried about the quality of her killing intent, really, considering that Nephis had been preaching murder from the days they were both teenagers. But every little bit helped, not that the [Ruin] was that little of a boon.
Shadow Slave
Fantasy · Guiltythree
I’m an actual historian, degrees and all. Bushido as a concept was invented in 19th century Japan as a way of romanticizing feudal Japan. Knights in feudal Japan no more observed a code of honor than did knights in feudal Europe. Chivalry was a by word for “Christian” and that really only covered any abuses the Church the did not officially sanction.
In those hours, the Sword Army had been shaken by the appalling news. The treacherous Queen of Worms had eradicated the House of Night and took control of the Stormsea. Now, her forces were mounting an invasion from the south, threatening to annex the defenseless rear territories of the Sword Domain.
Shadow Slave
Fantasy · Guiltythree
See this! I just gifted the story: Ice cola
Cassie in her perspective during the siege of the Crimson Tower and Kai to his face during and interaction with Rain.
Sunny had only recently called himself delicious, but really, no one had ever described him as sweet — at least not that he could remember.
Shadow Slave
Fantasy · Guiltythree
Rain is so gay I love it
Rain was more or less convinced that entire kingdoms could be toppled by that smile.
Shadow Slave
Fantasy · Guiltythree
I gasped out loud.
"No. We won't be troubling our friends."
Shadow Slave
Fantasy · Guiltythree
I audibly exhaled.
"No. We won't be troubling our friends."
Shadow Slave
Fantasy · Guiltythree
My theory is that it’s his future self in the lantern and he has to die to attain supremacy. He was killing himself to speed run the process or give himself a hint.
Now, their chances of attaining Supremacy in time seemed slim.
Shadow Slave
Fantasy · Guiltythree
That means the Fortress is just misdirection, unless I misunderstand. You never bait a trap with anything you can’t stand to lose. Even pretty bait is just bait.
"No… but we can make the Sword Army break itself against this fortress."
Shadow Slave
Fantasy · Guiltythree