Bozpo Witch-Bane
ShortStory 3,900 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
"Outside is the palace of slaughter. Under its gambrels of boiling sky, there is the cold unforgiving sea; there are mountains ready to cradle your bones. Along its corridors of singing grass, there are horseback warriors who will cut you to pieces. There are witches, and there are cats."
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