Red Fang Chapter 3

"My daughter grows fatter every day,” Queen Galean proclaimed as she strode into the private chapel, her long blue dress trailing behind her. “I think I should install a seamstress in her chambers with instructions to repair the seams as they pop.”

The chapel was in a small room connected to her quarters by a windowless corridor and sealed off from the rest of the castle by a guarded door. Paintings of the Goddess adorned the low vaulted roof and inset with small round windows of coloured glass, which reflected the beating heart of Liandra onto the flagstone floor.
Father Aldwin stood at the lectern with a book of scripture open before him, studying the text closely. He was a thin man with sharp features and a clean-shaven scalp that stressed his hawkish appearance. He tilted his head back and whispered a quick prayer before closing the book and giving the queen a bloodless smile.

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The Thousand Lakes

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Nestled in the shadow of the Intraana mountain range is a vast land of marsh and forest. Rivers pour in from both the north and south flooding the region until it's more lake than land and yet it is home to more life than any outsider could imagine. Hidden among the reed beds are villages and farms, not all sited on dry land, some float. The villages of the marsh elves drift with the seasons, following the migrations of birds and fish, ignored by the humans as long as they don't get too close. A human king claims dominion and is ready to shed blood to prove it, not his but those of his men, marching them into the swamp to kill and needlessly die. But there are still places where people can hide from tyrants and create homes and communities of their own.

Parent Plot

The Red Fang

Related Characters

• Avani Commaln
• Dren
• Elise
• Queen Galean

Related Locations

• Arshen
• The Thousand Lakes