The Black Powder Plot
David Slagle
I held the striker over the fuse, ready.
Except… someone was laughing. It took me a moment to realize who it was.
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The Dream Thief
Matt Dunn
Sometimes all at once.
The cavernous place where she now chooses to lay her body down for a few hours could hold a thousand fortresses.
The Stranger Who Sews
Michael Luo
The needles, as if on command, fall into place and form a circle around Gwen. She closes her eyes and whispers, “Hallowed be my mist.” 
The Voices of the Dead
David Slagle
“We have to get out of here,” the girl said with a shudder. “We have to get the villagers out of here.
Deep Breath
Before I can say anything, she says, “Don’t think about them. Just take care of yourself. Will you do that for me?”
I try to speak, but instead I just nod.
Fieram
Rayla Heide
All wound up at the turn of a key?” she said. “You have a mind. You have thoughts.”
“I may be comprised of cogs and wheels, but I have dreams, like anyone.”
Shield of Remembrance
Anthony Reynolds
Quinn was not sure that was true, but she’d take it. These days, Demacia needed as many good omens as it could get. 
The Unexpected Spark
Michael Luo
She frowned at the shopkeeper’s work-hardened hands and pushed her own forward. “Get some banana cues.
Dead of Winter
Graham McNeill
“You have the look of someone chewing a nettle,” he said.
“I know what we have to do, but no one’s going to like it.”
Soraka
And so her work took on renewed vigor, driven to unlock the untapped possibilities of all she met.
The Shackles of Belief
Anthony Reynolds
Only Thorva remained, staring intently into the storm.
“They might have seen us. If they carry word of our presence, the Avarosans will be ready for us.”
The Bird and the Branch
Ariel Lawrence
That is the only real choice we have.”
Taliyah stood up, irritated at the lecture. “My path is away from this place.
A Feast Fit for A King
Graham McNeill
Someone told ’im only a king could have an army, so figured he needed to be a king.”
“Does he have a crown?”
The Stranger on the Road
He had enough water to get him to town, and enough cattle to earn his employer a tidy sum at market, all he had to do was make it there with himself and the herd in one piece. 
Twin Dawns
The base elements in the atmosphere rally to my cause, accreting into a plasmic anomaly.
Everything We Should Have Said
Michael Luo
And I expected Nazumah to send its finest. What I didn’t expect was to see you. Just you. 
Azir
With so many siblings ahead of him, he would never be emperor. Most likely he would take up a position in the priesthood or as governor of some backwater province. 
A Well-Earned Tip
Laura Michet
Aegil suddenly realized that if anyone was going to be able to notice a substitute drink it would be a master brewer on a quest to make the perfect beer. 
Stains on a Name
John O’Bryan
“But the world’s a different place now. What worked then don’t work today. No point dwelling on it.”
Human Blood
Meaghan Bowe
“Never seen one of these before? Come have a look. I won’t hurt you,” the man coaxed. He turned away from his prey to hold out his weapon.