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    Auric and the Wolf: Auric's Valiants
    Auric and the Wolf: Auric's Valiants
    Auric and the Wolf: Auric's Valiants
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    Auric and the Wolf: Auric's Valiants

    By Aaron Pogue

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    Before he was king of the greatest nation man had ever made, Auric Truefaith was a boy who helped on his family's farm. One day, working his father's fields, he finds himself face-to-face with a terrifying monster.

    He soon learns that it takes more than a sharp sword and courage to be a hero.

    In the world of Auric Truefaith, tyrant gods reign over the civilized and prosperous nation-states of Hurope. But there's a new wind blowing, as warriors and wizards take a stand for liberty.

    A war is coming, and those who'd stand against the gods must become more than legends.

    "Auric and the Wolf" is an Auric's Valiants short story featuring Auric Truefaith and Celine. Approximately 10,000 words.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMasked Fox Productions
    Release dateMar 20, 2012
    ISBN9781497741973
    Auric and the Wolf: Auric's Valiants
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    Aaron Pogue

    Aaron Pogue is a husband and a father of two who lives in Oklahoma City, OK. He started writing at the age of ten and has written novels, short stories, scripts, and video game storylines. His first novels were high fantasy set in the rich world of the FirstKing, including the bestselling fantasy novel Taming Fire, but he's explored mainstream thrillers, urban fantasy, and several kinds of science fiction, including a long-running sci-fi cop drama series focused on the Ghost Targets task force. Aaron holds a master of professional writing degree from the University of Oklahoma. He has been a technical writer with the Federal Aviation Administration and a writing professor at the university level. He also serves as the user experience consultant for Draft2Digital.com, a digital publishing service. Aaron maintains a personal website for his friends and fans at AaronPogue.com, and he runs a writing advice blog at UnstressedSyllables.com.

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      Auric and the Wolf - Aaron Pogue

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      AURIC AND THE WOLF

      First edition. March 20, 2012.

      Copyright © 2012 Aaron Pogue.

      ISBN: 978-1497741973

      Written by Aaron Pogue.

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      Auric and the Wolf

      Before he was king of the greatest nation man had ever made, Auric was a boy who helped on his family's farm. From the day he was old enough to pull rocks from the garden, he set to work. As long as there was light in the sky, he was out in the fields, watching cattle or sheep, tending the crops, or bringing in the harvest. His mother tried to educate him, mainly during the long winter evenings when the earth was turned to frost and the livestock were stabled. Mostly, though, his life was farm work.

      In the spring of his twelfth year, a long day's labor was waning toward dusk, the moon already showing in the evening sky as Auric walked behind the plow in the far west field. His shirt was soaked with sweat, his long hair dripping in front of his eyes, and he was more than ready for some supper and a glass of cool water. But as he looked out over the ground still left unturned, he counted six long rows before the day was done. He glanced up, to the angry red sun low over the woods to the west, and he had his doubts he would make it back to the house before dark.

      In more civilized lands that wouldn't have mattered, but here on the borders of the wildlands, all manner of beasts stalked the night.

      The golden-haired boy was thinking such dark thoughts as the family's sad old donkey hauled the heavy plow back toward the Dividing Line, the eerie natural border between humanity's freehold and the true wilderness beyond. There was a steep ridge there, a thirty foot dropoff to barren, rocky land for twenty paces at the bottom of the cliff. He eyed the dense forest that grew at the other edge of the Dividing Line. Already the deep shadows there made it dark as night among the twisted trees. He could see movement, but at that distance, he couldn't make out anything specific. He swallowed a lump in his throat, and swiped the back of a hand across his forehead to wipe away the sweat.

      High overhead, a bird called out suddenly, and he jumped.

      He laughed at himself, all alone in the far field. The sound of

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