Part 12 · Chapter 12

Josephine

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A few weeks after Malak rides out from Kinlan, Josephine watches the valley grow uneasy. Rumors spread. Covenant riders arrive. And the road to Lorn begins opening before her.

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  • The story behind the story: the wife left at home
  • A valley going wrong in the absence of those who left
  • A long chapter that opens a second front

Some roads grow quiet before they grow dangerous. Weeks after the riders leave Kinlan, the valley settles into a stillness that feels wrong.

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The Journey

  1. Part 1: Seeds of Discontent
  2. Part 2: The First Fracture
  3. Part 3: Mending the Cracks
  4. Part 4: The Weight of Chains
  5. Part 5: Blood on the Roots
  6. Part 6: The Covenant
  7. Part 7: Arlinstead
  8. Part 8: The Flight
  9. Part 9: Emma
  10. Part 10: The Road to Lorn
  11. Part 11: The Dividing Road
  12. Part 12: Josephine
  13. Part 13: The Hearing