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    The Pariahs: Freelands: Kobolds
    The Pariahs: Freelands: Kobolds
    The Pariahs: Freelands: Kobolds
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    The Pariahs: Freelands: Kobolds

    By David Adams

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    Two sellswords, now pariahs, split up to escape injustice. But the ghosts of the past come back to haunt Brea the half-elf, while Kozog the half-orc finds peril lurking much closer to his chest than he could ever imagine.

    A novella set in Drathari, the world of Ren of Atikala. Part two of the The Pariahs series.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Adams
    Release dateJun 10, 2015
    ISBN9781507062357
    The Pariahs: Freelands: Kobolds
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    David Adams

    David Adams served as an Officer in the Australian Army Reserve, trained alongside United States Marines Corps and Special Air Services SAS personnel, and served in the A.D.F as a Platoon Commander of Military Police. He has worked alongside Queensland Police Officers and held investigative roles with The Commission for Children and Child Safety.

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      The Pariahs - David Adams

      The Pariahs - Freelands by David Adams

      Copyright David Adams

      2015

      Two sellswords, now pariahs, split up to escape injustice. But the ghosts of the past come back to haunt Brea the half-elf, while Kozog the half-orc finds peril lurking much closer to his chest than he could ever imagine.

      A novella set in Drathari, the world of Ren of Atikala. Part two of the The Pariahs series.

      Books by David Adams

      The Lacuna series (science fiction)

      Lacuna

      The Sands of Karathi

      The Spectre of Oblivion

      The Ashes of Humanity

      The Prelude to Eternity

      The Requiem of Steel (coming 2015)

      The Kobolds series (fantasy)

      Ren of Atikala

      The Scars of Northaven

      The Empire of Dust (coming 2015)

      Stories in the Kobolds universe

      The Pariahs

      The Pariahs: Freelands

      The Pariahs: Elfholme (coming soon)

      Sacrifice

      Stories in the Lacuna universe

      Magnet

      Magnet: Special Mission

      Magnet: Marauder

      Magnet: Scarecrow

      Magnet Saves Christmas

      Magnet: Ironheart (coming 2015)

      Faith

      Imperfect

      Other Books

      Insufficient

      Insurrection

      Injustice (coming 2015)

      Who Will Save Supergirl?

      Evelyn’s Locket

      The Pariahs:

      Freelands

      A novella set in the world of Ren of Atikala

      Special thanks to Clara Barrs, for bringing Brea to life.

      PROLOGUE

      Brea

      The Freelands

      Nine months before the destruction of Atikala

      and the events of Ren of Atikala

      Three months after the events of The Pariahs

      SUNLIGHT CREPT IN, REDDING THE edges of her vision. It was daybreak filtered through the glass window of the modestly priced tavern; dawn’s rays touched her face, warming and rousing her.

      She stayed, unmoving, for some time. The thin blanket was more than enough to drive away the night’s chill, and a green arm was nestled around her waist. She squirmed, shifting back against the warm body behind her.

      Good morning, she murmured, curling her toes against his. You awake, Kozog?

      Kozog? The voice was deep, soft and familiar—but not Kozog. Who’s that?

      Of course. Full awareness returned with a jolt; she jerked, clapping her hands over her face. Memories flooded back. A purchase made at the pleasure mart. Some half-orc named Godan. Jodan? No, Golan.

      Hey, said Golan, shifting back from her, his strong orc hands retreating. Easy. You okay, Brea?

      Yep, she said, gently biting down on her palms, fingers over her eyes. The embarrassment would fade in a moment. She freed her tongue. Sorry. I just…I just thought you were someone else. It happens sometimes when I wake up. I forget the difference between my dreams and the reality.

      Understandable, said Golan. He sat up, folding his hands in his lap. A crooked half-smile—one painfully similar to Kozog’s—formed on his face. To be honest, given what you paid for the night, you can call me whatever you like.

      I had….very specific needs. Brea slid her hands back to her sides and with palpable effort dragged herself out of bed, standing before the window, closing her eyes as the warm rays of the sun bathed her naked body, a soothing warmth filtering through the cool air. Not a common morning ritual, but for a moment, her elf side wanted to bathe in the light of the sun. I wanted an orc.

      Golan shuffled behind her. She heard the rustle of a robe and the tying of a cord. You like orcs, mmm?

      Hard question, with no real answer. She had not, before last night, done anything like this with a greenskin. Plenty of others, yes, but never anyone like Golan. Recent events had lead her to this moment; Brea was comely and she knew it, wore her desires openly, and possessed a cutting wit and quick tongue. She was educated. Practiced. Attractive. Few could resist her charms for long, fewer still for a year. Yet, still, it was her purse that was lighter.

      The most frustratingly handsome, but equally infuriating and confusing, half-orc in the whole history of Drathari had rejected her. Deliberately or otherwise. The reasons were complex and she, overthinking things as she typically did, had not worked them out yet. Either he was much crueler than she anticipated and was stringing her along—an entirely reasonable proposition given how forward she had been, but one strikingly out of character for the legalistic and bluntly honest half-orc—or he was truly stupider than a bag of rocks. Unlikely, given he was a lawyer.

      Brea, making her living as a sellsword, was used to many

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