Discoveries, Part 3

The last thing I want to say about my work-in-progress, Prisoners of the Wailing Tower, is not so much a discovery to me, but I hope it will be to my readers. That has to do with the Larder itself — the actual building where the story events take place.

The Larder is a subject of many fearful rumors. It’s said that the most violent and insane mages are imprisoned there. It’s also said that after being imprisoned there, everyone becomes violent and insane. It’s said no mage ever escapes the Larder, because Dar-Gothull feeds off the souls of those imprisoned within it.

The Larder is one of many tower-like structures scattered around Skaythe. Most of the towers are abandoned and swallowed by forest or swamp. They are connected by bands of an unknown, silvery paving that resists every corruption of time. They are commonly referred to as highways, because people use them as such. However, no one now living understands their true purpose.

Two things set the Larder is set apart from other towers. First, that it’s occupied as a prison. Second, and more remarkable, the Larder has actually been damaged somehow. Pristine silvery paving is warped and blackened. The elegant tower leans slightly to one side. This ought to be impossible, yet so it is.

The Larder is no longer just a building. A wounded and ravaged structure, filled with generation after generation of mad mages, it has taken on its own life. When the wind moves around the Larder, most people hear simple echoes. Others hear screams and sobs.

I’m excited by this setting, you can probably tell. But I don’t want to spoil the story for future readers, so I’ll stop there. If you want to get more background on the world of Skaythe, please do check out my novellas, The Tower in the Mist and Dancer in the Grove of Ghosts.

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