The woman’s body was one of at least a dozen strung up on the low boughs of the dead oak. Judging from the amount of flesh already torn away by carrion, the hanging had taken place within the last week. The congested pattern of boot prints and hooves in the mud underneath suggested that the tree ...
Taki reasoned that with his particular luck, someone was bound to throw him a shovel. The victory celebration had placed him in a parade column consisting of yet more armored reliquaries, among them a real horseless carriage with tires that served as the duke’s personal conveyance. The interior w...