The reign of Arhuk the first.
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THE TRAVELER
He had just three things to do.
One, infiltrate Necculea.
Two, get a message to the king.
Three, die.
Machovanne pipes heralded the stranger's arrival. His tawny skin was shrouded in black strips of cloth, allowing for only a view of otherworldly eyes and a gruesome scar. The locals, so taken with the exuberant festivities, were oblivious to the danger in their midst.
The towering man cut through the merry throngs, blending into the shadows. He wore darkness like a second skin, the essence far more ingrained in his species than other cross-worlders dared to believe.
Chants rang into the night. A kaş female glowed in the burnfire as she danced around the flames, the coins strung around her waist jiggling. The king's Watch were gather
