"The Bone Sworn"

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Some victories are worse than defeat. Beneath the city of Stormmount, the Bone-Sworn cult is building an army of the dead. Their necromantic fortress in the catacombs grows stronger by the hour, fed by blood sacrifice and dark ritual. Captain Dregner Relk, a master of tactics, knows a direct assault is suicide. So he makes a choice that will shatter the trust of his most loyal soldier, Kokos. The plan is simple and brutal. Kokos will descend into the bone-choked darkness to rescue the captives. Dregner will prepare the flood. If Kokos isn't out by moon's zenith, the ancient sluice gate opens, and everyone left below—prisoners, cultists, and rescuers alike—will drown. For Dregner, it is strategic necessity. For Kokos, it is betrayal. While Kokos fights a desperate battle against reanimated horrors in the suffocating dark, Dregner wages a colder war on the surface, eliminating patrols and hardening his heart for the final, unforgivable command. To win, he must be willing to sacrifice everything—including the men who trust him most. A prequel novella to the Reign of the Fallen series, The Bone Sworn reveals the blood-soaked origins of the Butcher—and an impossible choice that haunts him forever.