Chapter 25: Bastards Are Not Uncommon

Boluo and the other warriors wore leaping hounds as their emblem. He had seen the desert hound’s head on the…

Chapter 24: Blue Silk Robe

Wuyi awoke to sunlight in his face. Someone had entered his chamber and opened the window shutters to the day….

Chapter 23: New RoomChapter 23:

“Shouldn’t I wait for Huo?” Wuyi asked timidly. “I am Huo,” she replied, her voice tinged with impatience. “Now pick…

Chapter 22: Old Gimper

“I suppose so,” Wuyi muttered, a small comfort settling over him. What Boluo said about fear was true; the Patriarch…

Chapter 21: Yuanjing Clan’s Get

Ignoring the Lord’s promises, Wuyi stuffed his traditional garments with rice cakes. He enjoyed the meal with a few desert…

Chapter 20: A Tool

Wuyi walked slowly toward Patriarch Congming. When he reached him, the old lord got down on one knee to be…

Chapter 19: Fateful Day

One particular morning, not long before Wuyi’s seventh year, he found himself in the grand pavilion amidst the low dining…

Chapter 18: Isolated

There were times when Wuyi felt very lonely. Upon reflection, Wuyi realized that Boluo was as isolated as he was….

Chapter 17: Boluo’s Shadow

It felt like an eternity before Boluo came back. Wuyi heard his footsteps and lifted his head, tired and breathless…

Chapter 16: You Don’t Express Yourself Like a Child

Wuyi considered Boluo’s question. “No one,” he finally replied. “It happened naturally. We were together often,” he added, thinking that…

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