{"id":119,"date":"2026-01-03T20:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T20:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/the-shattered-sea-01-half-a-king-abercrombie-joe\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T20:22:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T20:22:46","slug":"the-shattered-sea-01-half-a-king-abercrombie-joe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/the-shattered-sea-01-half-a-king-abercrombie-joe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shattered Sea 01 – Half a King – Abercrombie, Joe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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T<\/span>here was a harsh gale blowing on the night Yarvi learned he was a king. Or half a king, at least.<\/p>\n

A seeking wind, the Gettlanders called it, for it found out every chink and keyhole, moaning Mother Sea\u2019s dead chill into every dwelling, no matter how high the fires were banked or how close the folk were huddled.<\/p>\n

It tore at the shutters in the narrow windows of Mother Gundring\u2019s chambers and rattled even the iron-bound door in its frame. It taunted the flames in the firepit and they spat and crackled in their anger, casting clawing shadows from the dried herbs hanging, throwing flickering light upon the root that Mother Gundring held up in her knobbled fingers.<\/p>\n

It looked like nothing so much as a clod of dirt, but Yarvi had learned better. \u2018Black-tongue root.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018And why might a minister reach for it, my prince?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018A minister hopes they won\u2019t have to. Boiled in water it can\u2019t be seen or tasted, but is a most deadly poison.\u2019<\/p>\n

Mother Gundring tossed the root aside. \u2018Ministers must sometimes reach for dark things.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Ministers must find the lesser evil,\u2019 said Yarvi.<\/p>\n

\u2018And weigh the greater good. Five right from five.\u2019 Mother Gundring gave a single approving nod and Yarvi flushed with pride. The approval of Gettland\u2019s minister was not easily won. \u2018And the riddles on the test will be easier.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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