Continuation of my previous stories, Delith, and The Witchslayer and the Whetstone. The portrayal of Vos Ly in this story is somewhat different from the version exposited early in Delith. This is somewhat explainable as in-universe ignorance, but I cannot deny that some retconning has occured here. These stories have been written over a long period of time, and the setting has been as much of a work in progress as the stories themselves. I do not feel comfortable editing my older works and tinting the past with the perspective of the present. My apologies for any distortion of expectations. I also regret my usage of the word "starfish" near the end of Delith. This choice provides the correct image to the reader, but it makes the mistake of implying that Ilshi or any other character in the story has ever seen a starfish and knows what one is, which would be an enormous plot hole. Future references to said starfish will be less specific in description.
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