Stories in the anthology reveal Horth’s introduction to the sword in childhood (“The Number Three Blade” by Craig Bowlsby); a good reason why the Sevolites destroyed Reetions ships on sight for two hundred years after the Killing War (“For Amanda” by Randy McCharles); the plight of a girl with a little too much Vrellish about her to be a Demish lady (“Ladylike” by Krysia Anderson); a spiritual tale from the Okal Lumens tradition (“Return” by Sandra Fitzpatrick) and a chilling glimpse of ho...