Chapter 8

Spun Gold

Two days had passed since Ego’s arrival in Zhuang Li.

Delving through the archives with her had been a welcome reprieve from the cruel reality of living, but now a third inevitable encounter with one of the Dukes of the Empire loomed like the dark clouds gathering before a thunderstorm over the Volos.

Bai’s carriage rocked through the makeshift roads on the outskirts of the city of Lomgrad. Her transport wouldn’t traverse the city streets despite their r......