Within a walled waterfront vista, vicious Vunthos’s voiceless votaries wreak wanton wizardly war as valiant (while vulnerable) warriors weaken and wind up on the verge of virtual vanquishment. Warning: we visualize very vulgar violence. In the heat of battle, Fasmara goes cold. Pepper ditches feathers for scales. Jerndell forgets she’s not a ranger. Siren gives an explosive order.
