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August

Chapter Thirteen
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By the time dinner was served Gresh had made the acquaintance of a significant portion of the royal family of Dwomor—King Derneth II, Queen Alris, the king’s brother Prince Debrel, the king’s unmarried sisters Princess Sadra and Princess Shasha, and half a dozen of the king’s nine children, the others having been married off to the royal families of other kingdoms. Three grandchildren were also present, counting little Alris—known here, understandably, as Alris the Younger. One prince had a wife, recently brought from Yorbethon, and still clearly not entirely adjusted to her new surroundings.

Two of the absent daughters also reportedly had children, but those children, like their mothers, were elsewhere.

If nothing else, it was clear that there was no danger that the current dynasty would run out of heirs any time soon.

Chapter thirteen of the novel The Spriggan Mirror by Lawrence Watt-Evans, published in Son and Foe issue #2.

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Chapter Twelve
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Dwomor Keep had obviously not been built quickly or recently. It occupied the center of a small plateau, surrounded by a double handful of thatched cottages that presumably constituted the capital city, but the castle itself was quite large—easily as large as the Fortress back in Ethshar of the Rocks, at least if measured by any surface dimension. The interior volume of the solidly compact Fortress might well exceed the space enclosed within the keep’s sprawling tangle of wings, towers, and turrets, though.

Chapter twelve of the novel The Spriggan Mirror by Lawrence Watt-Evans, published in Son and Foe issue #2.

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Chapter Eleven
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Gresh awoke in the darkness to the sudden unpleasant and loud discovery that Alris was not yet sleeping through the night. He pushed himself up on one elbow and squinted into the gloom, determined that Alorria was moving, and then, as the baby quieted, he lay back down and tried to get back to sleep.

Chapter eleven of the novel The Spriggan Mirror by Lawrence Watt-Evans, published in Son and Foe issue #2.

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Chapter Ten
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Gresh stared at the tapestry in astonishment. He had never seen anything quite like it; the realism, the attention to detail, was amazing. Neither stitch nor brush-stroke was visible at first glance—if not for the slight billowing as it moved in the breeze created by the opening drapes, and the neatly sewn silk binding at the hem, he might almost have taken it for a painting, or even a window.

Chapter ten of the novel The Spriggan Mirror by Lawrence Watt-Evans, published in Son and Foe issue #2.

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Chapter Nine
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“My home village of Telven is somewhere over that way, on the coast,” Tobas shouted over his shoulder, waving his right arm vaguely.

Gresh glanced to the south, then frowned. “Isn’t that still the Pirate Towns?” he asked.

Chapter nine of the novel The Spriggan Mirror by Lawrence Watt-Evans, published in Son and Foe issue #2.

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Chapter Eight
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Gresh eyed the carpet critically. “Will that thing really hold us?” he asked.

“Oh, yes,” Tobas assured him. “It’s quite safe.”

Chapter eight of the novel The Spriggan Mirror by Lawrence Watt-Evans, published in Son and Foe issue #2.

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Chapter Seven
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Gresh arranged his features into his most welcoming smile as he crossed the front room to greet the thin man in elaborate robes. The wizard was almost as tall as he was, even without counting the shiny black cap he wore.

“Master Kaligir!” he said. “What a pleasure!”

Chapter seven of the novel The Spriggan Mirror by Lawrence Watt-Evans, published in Son and Foe issue #2.

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Chapter Six
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“My little brother is going to save the World,” Tira said, as Gresh and two of his sisters seated themselves at the kitchen table.

“I might,” Gresh said.

“And get eternal youth in exchange!” Twilfa said.

“That’s the plan, yes.”

“Jealous?” Tira asked.

Twilfa turned to glare at her. “Aren’t you?”

Chapter six of the novel The Spriggan Mirror by Lawrence Watt-Evans, published in Son and Foe issue #2.

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Chapter Five
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Operating the sorcerous talisman was not as simple as Gresh would have liked. He was sitting in his front room, once again going over the various gestures and commands it obeyed, making sure he wouldn’t forget them, when the front bell jingled. He looked up from the device as Twilfa hurried from the kitchen to answer the door.

Chapter five of the novel The Spriggan Mirror by Lawrence Watt-Evans, published in Son and Foe issue #2.

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Chapter Four
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“Thirteen,” the spriggan said.

Gresh frowned. He was using up his twenty questions faster than he liked.

Chapter four of the novel The Spriggan Mirror by Lawrence Watt-Evans, published in Son and Foe issue #2.

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