Whistlingwind Stories

The afterlife... it's elements... is there any way to tell if the spirit is evil or not? There is method to my madness.

Galesong is the worst swordsman in his village-a sleepy, soft-hearted scholar in a culture of hardy hunters. To save his home from poverty, he learns a merciless science of survival from a strange master: the art of ending fights before they begin, of seeing the world as a map of weaknesses. His plan works too well. He poisons warlords, devours ancient spirits, and butchers brigands with terrifying efficiency, amassing a fortune in blood-soaked gold. The village prospers, but the elders see a monster in the making. Branded a necessary evil, he is exiled to the very empire he sought to defend against.