The Adventures of Solaire, Part XVI: Gilded Lilies and Sharpened Daggers ii

By Noah Hoffmann

An ongoing series of fantasy adventures, “The Adventures of Solaire '' tells the story of the dread pirate Captain Solaire Ravenheart and his tales all across Lorian, from the steam-powered world of Dinas to the magical superpower of Archone. What follows is every deed of sabotage, back-stabbing, intimidation, piracy, demon-summoning, automaton-killing, government-toppling, crew wrangling, and general defiance he committed in his quest for his ultimate goal: to save his sister River.

Even with the Gilded Lilies directly assaulting the ship, Weiss is more concerned with the fact that Solaire might be up to something. Which, to be fair, he is.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Noah Hoffmann
• Release date: Dec 14, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005108144

Noah Hoffmann

A mild-mannered truck driver by day, I spend my nights writing mostly at an attempt to convince the last few shreds of sanity I have not to jump ship with the rest. When I'm not doing that, you can usually find me playing tabletop rpgs, raiding the "50 cents" section of bookstores, and generally committing similar acts to solidify my reputation as a "huge nerd." Otherwise, my time is spent caring for my loving and intelligent-deficit dog Slade and yelling at you for cutting me off in traffic.

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The Incredible Yet Accurate Adventures of the Dread Pirate Captain Solaire Ravenheart,

Otherwise known as

The Adventures of Solaire

Part XVI: Gilded Lilies and Sharpened Daggers ii

By Noah Hoffmann

Published by Noah Hoffmann and distributed by Smashwords

Copywrite 2020 by Noah Hoffmann

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Other series by Noah Hoffmann:

Creepy America

A horror mystery series set across the United States

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Part XVI: Gilded Lilies and Sharpened Dagger ii

The Incredible yet Accurate Adventures of the Dread Pirate Captain Solaire Ravenheart

Otherwise known as

The Adventures of Solaire

Part XVI: Gilded Lilies and Sharpened Daggers ii

There  are, I have found, two general strategies when it comes to battles. The first is to take stock of the enemy’s troops, identify major lines of command and troop division, and attempt to force your own troops through said lines, destroying communication between your enemy’s forces and simply dividing and conquering the remaining mass of confused men.

Or, you can charge in screaming and hope for the best.

The first strategy is the more accepted one, and has been the subject of centuries of study and refinement. The second never works, with one major exception:

If you happen to be Solaire Ravenheart.

Solaire  opened his eyes and groaned. " Wazzwe   doin  here?"

The blurry forms of Skyler, Willaby, Tomo and Austin looked at each other, then back down at Solaire from where they hovered above him.

What did you say? Skyler asked.

Ow, Solaire clarified. He sat up and rubbed the side of his head. What happened? What’s going on?

You were assaulted by an unknown actor, Tomo reported. He activated your slave plate, somehow. You accidently fired into a pipe of steam, thwarting his invisibility enchantment with the resulting cloud of mist, and allowing Austin to dispatch the enemy.

Willaby nodded and took a half-step away from the grunzen’s massive hand.

Accidently? Solaire scoffed. "Accidently? I manage to calculate, form, and then execute a brilliant  plan to neutralize a foe’s advantage while being fried alive via bottled lightning, and you chalk it up as ‘accidently’?"

Skyler raised an eyebrow. So you knew what was going on?

Of course I know what was going on. I just needed to make sure you all knew what was going on. Solaire got to his feet, did a little bounce on the