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    The Dispersal, Part II: The Flight
    The Dispersal, Part II: The Flight
    The Dispersal, Part II: The Flight
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    The Dispersal, Part II: The Flight

    By Greg M. Hall

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    Having killed for a total stranger, Imperial soldier Toval must now run for his life. He can navigate the forest as skillfully as any wolf, but the rebel woman fleeing with him cannot. If only he weren't infatuated, he would do the smart thing and leave her to her own fate. Without weapons or coin, they must avoid the nightmarish Black Cloaks and escape the Empire.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGreg M. Hall
    Release dateAug 9, 2018
    ISBN9780463755501
    The Dispersal, Part II: The Flight
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    Greg M. Hall

    Greg M. Hall has over a dozen stories and two novels online and in print. Though no single genre can contain him, he's got a soft spot in his heart for Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy with dark elements. After living on Maui and in Southern California, he got sick of the mild weather and moved home to eastern Nebraska, where he lives with his wife, a bunch of kids, and second pet tortoise--the first one ran away.

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      The Dispersal, Part II - Greg M. Hall

      THE DISPERSAL

      Part 2

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2018 by Greg M. Hall

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      Smashwords Edition License Notes: Share this story as you wish, but if you use the characters or settings for your own work, please give me proper credit.

      This is a work of fiction. All characters, places, and events portrayed in this novel are products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental.

      Cover Photo by Joshua Fuller on Unsplash

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      In Part I, Imperial soldier Toval is part of a unit charged with resettling the Narixan people, who attempted to rebel against the Emperor’s authority. In the group of repatriated citizens are members of the Narixan royal family, including a haughty princess that Toval can’t keep from admiring. When he overhears a midnight scuffle and discovers one of his comrades attempting an assault on the princess, he loses his temper and kills the man.

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      I’ve just murdered my commanding officer.

      The world lurched, and Toval’s stomach readied

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