Stone of Wrythe and Witches: Thorns in the Sunlight: Wrythe and Witches, #6

By Henry Fleiss

This is Episode 6. 

 

A long-lost love. 
A forbidden friendship. 
To preserve them both, the young prince will give up everything. 

Growing up in the Kingdom of Paragon, the city prince, Palimay struggles to be reunited with his long-lost love. Allied with a Wrythe named Sett, he seeks her embrace, only to find himself caught up in an act of betrayal. 

With his father dead and the new King targeting him, can Palimay find his love once more? 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kingmaker Press
• Release date: Apr 16, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224505784

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Episode 6 – Thorns in the Sunlight

King Malimar waited in front of his altar. He was on his knees staring at the statue of Shanglin when Ifar, Elshin’s replacement, knocked on the door.

Enter, he commanded.

Ifar walked up to the altar, respectfully, and waited off to the side. He carried a satchel over his arm and a glum look on his face.

King Malimar rose to his feet. What’s the news?

He’s dead, My King.

The King scrunched his face with confusion. Dead? He shook his head. You mean Palimay is dead? A smile rose on his face. If Melchom dead, too?

Not Palimay or Melchom, my King. Shanglin is dead.

The King’s smile fell to a look of disbelief. "Shanglin? He can’t be. He’s a god!"

I’m afraid it’s true, Ifar stated. Messengers reported finding his body in the forest. Denizens had gotten to it, but here is the proof. Ifar pulled out Shanglin’s torn sky-blue cloak from the satchel. The jewels had been stripped off.

King Malimar walked over to him