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Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
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Sword and Shadow
Copyright ┬й 2007 by Saje Williams
Cover by Anne Cain
ISBN: 1-59998-253-6
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First Samhain Publishing, Ltd. electronic publication: January 2007
Sword and Shadow

Saje Williams
 Dedication

To my wife, the one and only Shaiha.
 Sword and Shadow




Chapter One

His name was Raven.
He stood in the deserted square at midnight, a large black hat pulled
down to shadow his eyes, his long black coat whispering around his tall
frame as the cool ocean wind tugged at its edges and fog rolled around
his feet. A storm is coming, he thought, with a glance to the west. And itтАЩs
going to be a bad one.
In the distance, he caught the sound of boots rattling against
cobblestone and he knew the men of the watch approached at last. The
shadows broke and five figures jogged into view, the dull clinking of their
chain mail echoing in his ears like the ringing of a thousand tiny bells.
Sergeant Goban halted right before Raven, looking him over in a