Outcast Among the Reeds
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Last published Fri, Oct 11, 2013
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Ronria; trapped within a world of misery, slave to his every whim, her heart yearns for peace within her forest. She plots and schemes silently, waiting for her opportunity to arise. But he is cunning, he is not a foe she can easily conquer on her own.
Jachime; a mercenary elf traveling with his three companions, arrives in Tarn to find a handful of mysteries waiting to be unraveled. He seeks employment from the lord to solve a string of murders around the edge of town. But in the process, he makes a startling discovery; the lord is hiding a wild elven maiden in his own hunting grounds!
The two meet amidst danger and bewilderment. She, who wants only to live her life alone, at peace with her forest, and he who is enchanted at the very first sight of her. But can he win her trust and heal her wary heart? Or will his unwelcome presence bring harm to the one he wants to heal?
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