Kaelen ducked behind a collapsed pillar as a trio of Imperial Seekers swept their mana-lanterns over the chasm. Their cloaks bore the Golden Scale—the guild that had branded him for the crime of taming a “Grade-S” beast without a license. The beast, a juvenile Void Serpent named Vesper, currently coiled around his ankle in the form of a silver bracelet.
“For a map,” Lira cut in. “To the Unchained Springs. A place even the Empire’s brand can’t follow.” adventure of the outlawed tamer with beautiful explorers raw
He stepped into the open. The women saw him—Sera’s eyes widened, then narrowed. A strange man, scarred, wearing a tattered duster and a mask of bone over his lower face. Kaelen ducked behind a collapsed pillar as a
Sera lowered her blades. “You… tamed them?” a juvenile Void Serpent named Vesper