The Lays of Athewain
Short Stories
A proud warrior. A shapeshifting monster. A quest for honor and revenge.
When a shapeshifting monster attacks his homeland, Connal swears vengeance and sets out on a reckless pursuit, only to find himself shipwrecked on the shores of a long-forgotten island. There he must find a way to outwit the deadly creature before he is overcome.
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“I AM BANILUR THE PALE, THE DRAGON’S HEIR. I AM VENGEANCE AND DEATH!”
When Connal seeks out Ilenna the songweaver to help him parley with the eagle-god Banilur, he claims he desires only peace. But as they journey to the creature’s sacred mountain, his story begins to unravel, revealing a past plagued by blood and betrayal.
Now stranded upon the eagle’s island, there is no escape from the vengeful god.
For Banilur cannot be killed by any weapon born of earth.
And there can be no peace without blood.
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