Swordwoman’s Tale — The Sword in the Storm, Page 1
By Inkroost · Published
Transcript
Mara Venn stands in the center, with small silhouetted figures looking up from a walled city and views of a desert, forest, coastal village, farmland, and snowy mountain hamlet around her. A bright star appears in the sky above each landscape. Caption: “ACROSS THE EARTH REALM, THE SECOND STAR WAS SEEN.”
Image description
Mara Venn stands in a blue tunic with a sword at her hip and a long red scarf sweeping around her, as a star glows above her eyebrow and the same star shines over a walled city, desert, forest, coastal village, fields, and snowy mountains.
About this chapter
On a storm-lashed bridge above Cinder Pass, courier Mara Venn discovers that her father's old sword answers a falling star. A masked warrior arrives demanding the blade, forcing Mara into her first real fight and revealing that the sword holds a power she cannot yet control.