Fealty: The Temple

"We should be getting close to the temple," the tayra said. His lithe, otter-like body was able to slip through the undergrowth gracefully, hardly disturbing any plant life. The emperor's own jaguar body was quite a bit bulkier, however, and he had to...

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Fealty: Conflict

The emperor watched his soldiers milling about in the falling light. They had made good progress toward their next destination. The town two days ahead of them had a sizeable population, and with luck the recruiting would be good. He was getting ever...

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Fealty: Statecraft

"How much longer until we reach the capital?" Pachacutec asked excitedly. The jaguar sighed. This was only the thousandth time the tayra had asked such a question. "Still several weeks," he said, "depending on how the rest of the recruiting campaign...

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