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Being a sequel, In Love and Death is set directly after In Pain and Blood. Some snippets will contain spoilers of those events.

Following on from the previous snippet where Tracker laments having to teach the basics…

“Most people have a certain understanding of at least how to hold a weapon so it will not fly off on the first strike.” The hound kicked up a short branch, catching it in one hand. He stripped a few twigs off the end, trailing dried leaves as he continued to circle Dylan. “But I suppose a spellster child is unlikely to spend their spare time fighting with sticks.”

Dylan frowned. Except for the evening, when they were bundled into their beds to sleep, he didn’t recall having much in the way of time to spare during his childhood. Keeping young spellsters active and using their magic was considered the best way to ensure they were too exhausted to get into too much trouble at night.

Tracker gripped the thicker end of the stick like he would his sword, slashing it through the air. “The cities are always full of children scrapping as if they were warriors. It is not exactly the strict training hounds grow up with, but those children do manage to learn a little through trial-and-error.” He pointed at Dylan with a flourish of the stick. “You, however, do not have such a luxury.”

I’ll be back with more from In Love and Death next weekend. In the meantime, check out these other snippets.

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