Mikhail

The gods weep when a Son of Galaser dies.
Berend would know. It rained for five days straight after the battle on Braenach Hill, when nine Sons out of every ten were slaughtered in the grass, seven years ago. He stood in the mud, afterward, water pouring down on his bandaged head, and listened to the announcement that he and the handful of others still standing would be out of work, as part of the terms of their employer’s surrender.
Not many walked off that hill. Even fewer are still around.
And now one of them is lying in six pieces on an embalming table.
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