This volume contains three original short stories and one novella from the heathland. You’ll meet new characters in the ongoing chronicles of the heathland and discover their personal sagas of loss and failure, of loyalty and triumph, born in the struggle for the heart and soul of the heathland.

Blood on the Reeds
His king is dead and Thane is on the run.
When Thane discovers that his king has been murdered in a coup and his loved ones are the next targets, he abandons his post and races to save them. He finds their manor in ruins and determines to sell his life as dearly as he can, until he discovers a frightened boy. Now he has to use all of his skill to save the only survivor of the massacre.

The Hidden Archer
In a duel to the death, only one archer can win.
Redmond stumbles upon the aftermath of an ambush while trying to warn his brother of an encircling Salassani army. When he and his companion attempt to assist the injured, they get pinned down by an archer hidden in a copse of trees. Their injured friends lay dying only a few yards away. Now Redmond has to employ all of his cunning to survive the silent menace of the hidden archer.

War of the One-Eyed Woman
A blinded woman, her helpless baby, and a man who wants them both dead.
Edrick’s sister has been returned maimed and shamed by a neighboring Bracari chieftain with a newborn baby in her arms. When Edrick’s father declares war to avenge the insult and orders Edrick to take his mother, his sister, and her baby to safety in the city of Aveen, Edrick disobeys. Now Edrick has to rush to save them from his miscalculation before the Bracari capture or kill them all.

The Deadly Jest
Rumors can bring spies out of the shadows.
An assassin who doesn’t like to kill is sent on a mission by the Order of the Rook to recover a secret letter of agreement between the enemies of Coll. When she finds herself entangled in a plot to destabilize the southland, Mara has to choose to abandon the mission and save her own life or go to the aid of the innocent and complete her mission.