Guiding Sword
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The world is far from peaceful but Zenara was perfectly content in her life as the last born of a noble family. She would spend her days hunting and drying the meat and selling it in her shop. That was until Viktor walked through it's doors.
Viktor, a mercenary by trade, finds himself in a humble meat shop run by an independent woman who reminds him of his homeland.
Together they venture out on a simple task, to bring supplies to a nearby garrison. Upon their return, they are greeted by the dark secrets of the past rearing their ugly head and threatening to destroy everything Zenara holds dear.
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