The Scarlet Claw
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Last published Wed, Sep 16, 2020
Torgos has run away.
For Gwynne, the shame and dishonour this brings her cannot be allowed to go on. She must find him, and quickly!
She follows his trail to a planet light years away from her own home, and once she gets there things start to get complicated, and Gwynne finds herself questioning the path she's taken for herself.
What will she find when she reaches her errant son, and how will this affect their future?
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