The Special Investigation Division (SID) was a mess of half-empty coffee mugs and dusty files when Zhao Yunlan took the desk. He knew the job was a political nightmare, but he didn’t realize he was inheriting a war. In the depths of Dixing, seated upon a throne of dark obsidian, the Ghost Slayer—known to his … Read more
The Caribbean sun was a blistering, indifferent witness to the death of the HMS Dauntless. The once-majestic ship of the line groaned, a deep, structural sound of agony that vibrated through the soles of Commodore James Norrington’s boots. The mainmast was a jagged stump, the rigging a spiderweb of charred hemp, and the deck was … Read more
The air in the Queen’s chambers was thick with the scent of lilies and the sudden, suffocating weight of treason. Arthur stood in the doorway, his shadow stretching long across the stone floor. Before him, Guinevere and Lancelot sprang apart, the ghost of a kiss still lingering on their lips. For a moment, there was … Read more
The Caribbean sun beat down mercilessly on the listing deck of the HMS Dauntless as Commodore James Norrington watched his flagship die. Water poured through the gaping hole in her hull—a parting gift from the pirate vessel they’d sent to the bottom not an hour past. A pyrrhic victory, he thought bitterly. The kind that … Read more
Uther Pendragon riss die Augen auf. Er lag nicht in einer Gruft, sondern in einem Himmelbett, das nach Lavendel und „innerem Frieden“ duftete.
Skelette steigen in Camelot aus der Erde. Arthur bietet Emrys sein Leben, wenn dieser Camelot rettet.
Arthur erwische Lacelot und Guinevere beim küssen und verbannt Lancelot. Lancelot kommt zurück, obowohl es seinen Tod bedeutet.
Lancelot wird angeklagt, dass er die Königin liebt. Arthur behauptet, Lancelot ist sein Lover.
Arthur sagt Lancelot er weiß, das er Guinevere liebt und verbannt ihn. Lancelot weigert sich zu gehen.