THE MARTYR'S TRAP~MARCUS BLACKTHORN'S POV~I was in the middle of pressing a shirt when the message arrived.There is something meditative about ironing. The heat, the steam, bringing order to chaos. It was 3:00 AM, the world was quiet, and I was enjoying a glass of Merlot that cost more than most people's vehicles.Then my phone nudged against the coffee table with a quick, quiet buzz. I picked it up, annoyed not by the news, but by the interruption."Old River Meeting Grounds. Breach in progress. 200 hostile. Non-combatant status unclear."I sighed, folded the shirt strictly, and finished my wine. I adjusted my cufflinks, checked my reflection... Immortality has its perks, specifically the inability to look tired, and walked out into the rain.The Old River Grounds were kind of a neutral zone, mostly used for treaties and the occasional duel. Tonight, it looked like a refugee camp for the insane. Two hundred humans stood in the mud. They weren't armed with guns. They weren't holdin
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