Swordwoman’s Tale — The Sword in the Storm, Page 4
By Inkroost · Published
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Mara kneels beside the broken parapet and lifts a small brass token from a crack in the stone. She studies the token, which bears a star mark. A bright streak crosses the rainy sky above a wooded ravine. Mara: “Father...”
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Mara kneels at a broken stone parapet in the rain, finds a small brass token marked with a star, and looks at it beneath a bright streaking star in the sky.
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.