Chapter 1 : The Feast (Part 1)

Vasper watched quietly as the Serapis nobles filed into his great banquet hall, each with their own private entourage of consorts, bodyguards and soldiers, and took their seats around a dozen long tables, waiting for the Thane’s feast to begin.

Enemies – the nobles had long since sworn to undertake the Thane’s overthrow and eventual execution for crimes they could not begin to really understand. The people of Verdistat had long whispered together of what they imagined the Thane’s crimes to be – deaths (both incidental and deliberate), abductions, tortures. There were rumours of people – mostly those known for being particularly outspoken in their criticism of the Thane – disappearing from their beds in the middle of the night and never being seen or heard from again. Some spoke of even darker things – treason, sorcery, communion with evil gods.

Vasper knew the truth was darker than any of them could have imagined.

Foreword

In order to encourage me to get my book started, I've decided to try my hand at writing it as a serial in true blog style. This is a fantasy story that I have been crafting for quite some time, with which I hope to expound some spiritual truths about the Christian journey, with a distinctive flare for action, adventure and victory!

It has a decidedly dark feeling because I am hoping to mirror the darkness of our own world with the fictional world that I endeavour to create. I wish to contrast this with the themes that Jesus Christ brought to our world - Hope, Redemption and the power of God to overcome our enemies. I hope you enjoy!

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