Chapter 5: Part 8 - The Flawless Victory
Amy Sanderson Amy Sanderson

Chapter 5: Part 8 - The Flawless Victory

It had taken all Erin had to put her trust in Vasha. Even now, crouched in the undergrowth of Bloodtide Fen, she wasn’t quite sure what she’d let herself in for.

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Fourth Interlude: Worse Than Nothing
Amy Sanderson Amy Sanderson

Fourth Interlude: Worse Than Nothing

Plans were being made, Jean knew. They’d been in motion from the moment Oska appeared on a hill in the Shiverpeaks, visibly alone. His appearance had sent a ripple through both sides of the battle and finally brought it to a shuddering stop.

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Chapter 4: Part 10 - Fury and Despair
Amy Sanderson Amy Sanderson

Chapter 4: Part 10 - Fury and Despair

Oska’s world had slowed to a crawl. He saw the arrow drop out of the sky and strike Erin in the chest. He saw her stagger backwards, unharmed, and brush the arrow away as though it was nothing more than a biting insect. He saw, through the thickening snow flurries, weapons being drawn and spells prepared.

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Chapter 4: Part 9 - A Hundred Years in the Wilderness
Amy Sanderson Amy Sanderson

Chapter 4: Part 9 - A Hundred Years in the Wilderness

It was a long time since Erin had spent any real time in the Shiverpeaks. Over her years with Amber and then with Light’s Memory, she’d passed through from time to time, but that simply wasn’t the same. Wading through knee-deep snow, waking to ice in your hair and eyelashes, feeling the cold sink right down to your bones… She knew Amber would call her mad for it, but she missed everyone one of those things.

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Chapter 4: Part 8 - Conniving Natures
Amy Sanderson Amy Sanderson

Chapter 4: Part 8 - Conniving Natures

Erin was usually good at waiting. Hunting in the Shiverpeaks required the utmost patience, which meant it was a quality she’d cultivated even before she could hold a sword. But crouching in the undergrowth of a rain-slick night in Ascalon? This was more excruciating than any ambush she’d ever done before.

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Second Interlude: One Of Us
Amy Sanderson Amy Sanderson

Second Interlude: One Of Us

Jean woke to sunlight streaming into the room, casting bars of light and shade across a whitewashed ceiling. This wasn’t Artair’s dingy guild hall, but he knew better than to say that aloud. He needed to know where he was before he made a move.

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Chapter 2: Part 1 - Ambush
Amy Sanderson Amy Sanderson

Chapter 2: Part 1 - Ambush

The Grove wasn’t what Oska had expected. He’d passed through the place only a handful of times before, never going far from the bustle around the asura gate. He also didn’t have a lot of experience with sylvari; there was supposed to be one in Light’s Memory, but he’d yet to actually meet her. Somehow, he’d imagined their home city being somewhat backwards, just a patch of trees in the forest, probably surrounded by swamp.

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First Interlude: Treachery
Amy Sanderson Amy Sanderson

First Interlude: Treachery

Jean had been in the Grove for three weeks and he still didn’t feel at home there. It wasn’t the sylvari and it wasn’t their verdant architecture; both were surprisingly welcoming. Being part of the Archon’s guild… That was the problem.

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