Chapter 5 - The Weeping Scar
**The Weeping Scar** **Chapter 5 - Yōuyǐng: Persistent Shadow** by TheSpiralAim When the light was low, it was time to play. During their hour of passion, Decker had asked her to be cautious. This city was not like Jìndū. The implication had been...
The Weeping Scar - Chapter 6
**The Weeping Scar** **Chapter 6 - Body at the Baker's** by TheSpiralAim Downstairs was louder than Alistair had expected. Chatter, arguments, dish clatter, and door-thumps made for a better wake-up call than a knocker-upper possibly could. Not...
The Weeping Scar - Chapter 4
**The Weeping Scar** **Chapter 4 - Vessel Martha** by TheSpiralAim Failure never felt good. Martha knew it wasn't possible to try to help make the world and not fail occasionally. Facts never soothed the sting. Slate Street smelled like rain and...
The Weeping Scar - Chapter 3
**The Weeping Scar** **Chapter 3 - Terraces of Eforia** by TheSpiralAim Lamb and bile wafted into Alistair's nose. He swallowed it back. In this coach, there was neither—only wood, iron fittings, and a window that faced a cliff wall. Alistair’s...
The Weeping Scar - Ch. 2 Karpatian Inquisition
**The Weeping Scar** **Chapter 2 - Karpatian** by TheSpiralAim The sharp clop of his hooves echoed off the buildings on Ivy Terrace. Dark stone buildings flanked the street and, falsely, gave the perception that he was boxed in. Shop signs...
Chapter 1 - Inilek River and Rumbles
**The Weeping Scar** **Chapter 1 - Inilek River and Rumbles** by TheSpiralAim Alistair's boots found purchase where the Scar permitted. The road conditions were better than he'd expected—cobbles set tight, crowned, and cambered to send pooled water...