The Redemption of Erâth: Volume One – Consolation, Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Burrowdown in Darkness

Some time after Brandyé and Reuel returned to Burrowdown, the sky became clouded and did not clear. It seldom rained, but nor did the sun shine through, and the village gradually settled into gloom. Brandyé returned to his life at their home and discovered that, in effect, he was the head of the household; Reuel now did very little work, though he still would make a fabulous stew each weekend. For a brief moment, Brandyé felt he had returned to the abandonment of his childhood, when his grandfather was his one and only lord, and a kindly one.

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The Redemption of Erâth: Volume One – Consolation, Chapter 11

Chapter 11

The Scythe’s Blood

As Brandyé and Elven followed the turns and corners of the small streets of Daevàr’s Hut, night came wholly upon them, and what light there was came only from open doorways, curtained windows, and flickering lanterns along the alleys. From the doors of inns came raucous laughter and sometimes the sound of brawls, but in the streets themselves there were now few people.

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The Redemption of Erâth: Volume One – Consolation, Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Daevàr’s Hut

The town was large; perhaps two or three thousand people dwelled there at any given time. There were also visitors, folk who would come and go, but for the most part its inhabitants would live, and die, without straying from its furthest edges. The only time any significant number of people entered the town was on Great Market Day, on the first of each month, when the surrounding farmers and artisans would set up stalls in the central square and sell their goods.

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