Opinion Spotlight

Life in Halloran’s Markets Before the City Bells We go down towards the market before Halloran has properly decided whether it is morning. That is hardly unusual. Other kingdoms might measure the start of a day by sunlight crossing rooftops. We measure it by noise.

AI image generated of the Raven Assassins’ oath. Academy Graduates Take Their Place Among Halloran’s Elite Another graduating class leaves the Queen’s Academy behind and enters service to the Crown. Ten candidates begin the final graduation trials within the Academy’s arena, where years of discipline, combat training, and instruction come to their conclusion.