On Gaeleth -- a world where mages have been outlawed, and the penalty is death
-- it is a grave insult to call someone a 'son of a witch' in the common
traders' tongue. Instead of being the son of a witch, Aegan is a mage
whose power is so great that Prophecy has chosen him to be the salvation of a
nation at war. The fate of the world rests on a 'son of a witch' who was
raised to hate what he is, and what he must become.
The Nightmare Begins 17kb 09JAN2005 There are no internal hyperlinks with in the tale; however, a great deal of the information presented in the story is referenced from other places within the SisterWorlds' site. Hopefully, the story stands on its own without the need for cross-referencing information. But if the world you read about intrigues you, then the rest of it is here. |