Bind by the River

By Stefon Mears

Exhausted, starving, and out of magic: a terrible way to meet your assassin.

Terlik meets the warrior woman beside a river. Him: an exhausted apprentice wizard on a mission for his master. Her: a dishonored warrior-turned-assassin, hunting for Terlik.

Terlik will die ... unless his wits prove faster than his spells.

Bind by the River, a fantasy short story adventure full of honor and trickery. From Stefon Mears, author of Half a Wizard and With a Broken Sword.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thousand Faces Publishing
• Release date: May 22, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386963592

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Bind by the River

Bind by the River

Stefon Mears

Thousand Faces Publishing

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The exhausted rider slowed his horse to a walk as dusk began to gather about him. The forest and safety tormented him with their distance, within sight now but hours ahead. He knew they would fade as the horizon shrank with the setting sun. He stumbled from his saddle, lay in the road where he fell while his chestnut brown gelding moved off to munch wild grass.

Terlik envied the horse. He had no food for himself, nor focus enough to trap some with magic after the long day’s hurried ride. With all speed he had to carry his message to the Forest People. They would shelter him, feed him. They would even take him in and continue his training while Terlik’s master, Gord the Maker, dueled his rival. They would take over and complete his training, Gord had assured Terlik, should his master lose.

But just then their ancient spells hid in that fading forest, along with food, and safety. Terlik had none of those things, for the kings of Yastil had long ago decreed such restrictions on all