Nightingale is human - or would be, had it not been for the manner of her creation. Genetically engineered and grown to adulthood in a lab, she was created, not born. Why? For the sole purpose of the entertainment of rich men as one of the many Inamoratas in the bordello business . Beautiful, elegant, a superb dancer and an even better singer, she is the perfect lover for any man. Perfect, that is, except for her personality - the one thing you can't engineer.

For Kolangelo Kriss, an elf with some skill with a blade, adventure was a way of life. But when he sought a little excitement by picking a fight with the wrong people, he found himself with an angry mage and a debt to settle. Now he's chasing after the Tear of Ages into a war-torn town, caught between the Imperium and the Tigraine, the two most powerful forces in the land. Only one question remained: which was going to kill him first? The Pub's Fantasy Smack Down, Round 2, War and Roses group. Used quotes: 4, 6, 7 and 8, high lighted by bolding. My cover is Rose_by_Almy, Almy reserves all rights. For more of their work, check out Deviant Art