In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex 10D: A note written in an elegant hand, sweetly perfumed. 4H: The night each year that a certain ghost is allowed her freedom. QH: The rehearsal of the funeral of the city's aged and beloved mayor. 1S: A field of herbs and wild flowers, alive with bees, where a certain half-bestial creature brings his many lovers. God-kings of War 10D: The country fort, made mostly of mud bricks, of a local warlord. 4H: A token indicating that its bearer speaks for the high general. QH: A warrior-woman, queen of her small wild tribe, hard-pressed by advancing civilization. 1S: The very first time that a certain young soldier, impressed against his choice and wanting nothing more than to return to his home, has killed. the Unquiet Past 10D: The young, beautiful wife of an old man whom the gods have touched. 4H: An ambitious petty-wizard, quick to take offense. QH: A reader of omens and caster of auguries, with grim news. 1S: A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers. a Nest of Vipers 10D: The written deed to a certain house, affirmed and sealed. 4H: A fallen-in mansion, where by night ghosts and devils meet. QH: The return of a reclusive enchantress to her home. 1S: The daughter of an emperor, denied nothing, prey to fleeting whims, craving discipline. |