The Magic Surrendered
Murray, Dax I haven't been trying to build a weapon! I have been trying to prevent a war. Ellie, please don't make me do this."
A short story about a brilliant mage and an insecure empress, of love and ethics, partnership and conflict. After generations of relentless expansion, Empress Eleanor is ready to put her family's habit of conquest behind her, content to cease her army's forward march and solidify her position as the ruler of the territories alre...