"Why do we permit this filth to fester in the vulnerable underbellies of our cities? We imagine them to be powerless, the least of us, but we ignore them to our peril. They are like sewer rats gnawing away at the foundations of society in the dark until, weakened, civilized life crumbles at their behest.
"What Praetor has not had cause to curse local Pullati gangs? Their lack of presence in the Compendium makes their disruptive illegal activities difficult for promenia to detect and the perpetrators almost impossible to locate."
—Facunde Certatio,
Praetor of Provincia Pavonis,
from a letter to his sister
dated the 15th day of Germinating,
855th year after the Restoration
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Garden of Light: Beneath Devouring Eyes #1
FantasyAn abandoned boy, a grieving prince, and a reclusive sorcerer find themselves caught in a web of peril and mystery... Domi, a young thief abandoned on the street at birth, just wants to save his dying foster mother. But first, he must survive the m...
