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ITTERWOOD
…The mission was no secret, just the purpose behind it. Faran took
the cup Daene handed him and sipped at it. It was merely cider, but
spiced with a warm, tangy scent. “What taste is this?”
“Cinnamon. It’s a spice from the western islands. I discovered it
when I was in the capital years ago, and still have friends who’ll keep
me well stocked. So what is your mission then?”
“We’re hunting,” Meric said weakly.
“Shh,” both men said to him, then exchanged a wry glance. Meric
chuckled.
“Hunting what?” Daene asked.
“Rumors, mostly,” Faran sighed. “Of a great golden beast that
ravages the countryside, and a ferocious mage that either controls him
or holds the key to capturing him.”
The fire popped in the sudden silence. Eidar and Daene shared
glances. Eissa stared at Faran with his mouth open. “I take it you’ve
heard of them, then?” Faran said wryly.
“Aye, you might say that. The beast, at least,” Joss said. “The
golden cat is the family device; there have been tales of it in the
Bitterwood since White Andurel’s time.”
“A myth then?” Faran demanded, disappointed. He’d hoped this
place would hold more answers than they had already.
“No,” Meric said. He struggled to sit up. Eissa put his arm around
him again and held him. “It’s not a myth. It’s real.”
“Many have tried to hunt it,” Daene said neutrally, “and failed to
find it. I doubt you’ll be any more successful in capturing its pelt…”
BITTERWOOD
BY
ROWAN SPEEDWELL
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This book is a work of fiction.
All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the
author’s imagination, or have been used fictitiously.
Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales,
or events is entirely coincidental.
Amber Quill Press, LLC
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Copyright © 2011 by by Rowan Speedwell
ISBN 978-1-61124-180-8
Cover Art © 2010 Trace Edward Zaber
PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To my friends in the Society for Creative Anachronism—
you have changed my life in all the best ways.
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