Thanks for these great giveaways!
Making may way through ch.4, really enjoyed the rich development of the characters and factions.
Ch4.3
Bettine waved the question away, and went on. “Tradition, it’s a mountain. Takes a hundred thousand seasons to raise it, but once it’s there even the sun has to climb higher to bend its rays around. A river can’t split it, and the trees can do all but decorate it.” She flicked her strand of baubles. They jangled against her upper arm.
!PIZZA
!ALIVE