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Rise of the Archon-Chapter 55

I stared at the young noble, "I apologize, but I must have misheard."

"No, you didn't," Flynn replied with a grin, "I propose we duel for the journal. A classic mage duel. To first blood or surrender, as is tradition among friends. Whoever loses will withdraw their offer for Markov's journal."

The noble seemed earnest, but it was an obvious a trap as I had encountered. I stretched my senses out, trying to pierce the shroud Sion had wrapped around himself since I ente...

Rise of the Archon-Chapter 54

I made it back to the Pale Pauper right around sunset to find it busier than expected. Nick had left the mines hours before me, and apparently, he had not returned home alone.

At least a dozen men and women crowded into the common room, all wearing the now-familiar mining uniforms over their bulky forms. They spoke loudly, laughed louder, drank, ate, and otherwise made an incredible uproar. If I had the energy left to care, I might be annoyed.

Several people noticed ...

Rise of the Archon- Chapter 53

Rowen had fulfilled all of my requests in barely an hour. I stood inside a shack near the edge of the camp, one designed to butcher, cure, and store any meat taken in from the nearby forest.

Luckily, no one had started to break down the boar's corpse yet. It lay on a long wooden table, giving off a harsh, unpleasant odor of animal fur, waste, dirt, blood, and viscera. I found myself near-wistfully recalling the cart ride to the mines and had to push aside the now-pleasant memory and exa...

Rise of the Archon-Chapter 52

Rowen swore as he stood and ran to the door. He was sprinting down the stairs in seconds, and after just a moment, I followed him.

Outside, the camp had descended into chaos. People ran in two directions, either towards the buildings and mines or the far end of the settlement, where the carts had parked. Rowen's shouts rose above the din of screaming, pounding boots, animal cries, and slamming doors.

"Find shelter! Guards, to me!"

I followed Rowen's voic...