Mercurio Bild is a constant disappointment for Mannfred von Carstein. Terrible vampire, even worse spy and a really awful journalist. But even he has his uses. This time Mortarch of Night sent Mercurio to Rondhol to either acquire its riches or die trying – either outcome will be good for Mannfred. Mercurio arrived in the city of Khardihr and quickly convinced naive noble Valerian Celesti to organise an expedition to the Furyoth Dell. Now he has to face the dangers of Rondhol, while true envoys of Mannfred work in the shadows….
Middle of the road
‘Sigrid stood at the gates to the inner city, clutching her gun tightly as the people gathered around before the regiment. They all looked rabid and malnourished as they clutched makeshift weapons. They yelled things and threw objects at the gates. The crowd grew louder and larger, and they threw more stones and loose pipes. Until a gunshot sounded, and a man in front of her fell. The crowd roared, and she was swept up in a flood of bodies.’
