Grim Drifts of Sand and Fate

Taren Chem, once a noble hero of the Miriai Empire, has fallen into irrelevancy. When an old acquaintance asks the retired knight for help hunting a fugitive across the ruins of a shattered empire, Taren jumps at the chance to relive the glory of his youth.As the knights begin their hunt, others move about the wastes. Prisoners and guards. Captives and prey. Old wars were fought in the Aesillian Wastes, wars of sorcery and elemental doom, and it is a doom that lingers still.For Ceprium Past, an escaped inmate of an imperial prison, the wastes bring more than darkness. Despite being hunted by three imperial knights, Ceprium searches for an end to the memories that plague his dreams, and a way to kill an immortal goddess.At the heart of this doomed hunt is the Dead Goddess, Tesc. The goddess needs a champion, and while Ceprium Past has proven his will is strong, Taren Chem and the knights of Mirias Deil will not give up their prey so easily.***'Grim Drifts' is a novella set in the world of Calus Rukan. It is a stand-alone story featuring new places and new characters, expanding on the Legacy of Ash.