A short story of 6.5k words, originally published in Alternate Outlaws, edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg.When the heart of her writing and her work is denigrated, a tired, exhausted writer is drawn into a game that feels like freedom by a man who says civilization is based not on civility, but fear. The fearless can do anything.Anything at all. I write novels as Michelle Sagara:THE BOOKS OF THE SUNDEREDInto the DarklandsChildren of the BloodLady of MercyChains of Darkness, Chains of Light(These were published originally as Sagara books, but were reprinted under the name "Michelle Sagara West"CHRONICLES OF ELANTRA:Cast in ShadowCast in CourtlightCast in SecretCast in FuryCast in SilenceCast in ChaosCast in Ruin (September 20, 2011)Cast in Peril*THE QUEEN OF THE DEAD:Silence (May, 2012)Touch*Grave** Forthcoming

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