A note arrives at Saint Yesterday's Orphanage. Written on it is the name of a woman years lost, and a place that does not exist. Peyton Rietveld - after "acquiring" the funds from the Matron of the orphanage - sets sail for the whimsical and dangerous islands of Guile, where faeries and spirits play games, tricking humans into giving up their freedom through deals and favours. But when she arrives whispers follow, of the strange girl who resembles the Queen, of the jealous King who would do anything to keep his wife to himself. Peyton must navigate carefully in a world where magic and its users are not what they seem as she seeks to discover the fate of her estranged mother. But she won't be alone. A boy born on the Silk Road, a lightning spirit who takes the form of a white crow, and a faerie girl in love with the boy in the moon are her companions - and perhaps even they cannot be trusted. After all, the only certainty in Guile is uncertainty. DISCLAIMER: *This is a rough first draft of Truth in Guile - official editing will begin once completed*
9 parts