Cake (The Unconventional Heroes Series)

This is an excerpt from a scene that didn’t make it into the final version ofTwo Necromancers, an Army of Golems, and a Demon Lord. It features Gerald the bureaucrat, a protoplasmic horror named Sam, and a young necromancer named Katie. If you’re interested in reading more, you should start withTwo Necromancer, a Bureaucrat, and an Elf.

Gerald was halfway through the slice of cake he’d snuck out of the kitchen when he felt something tap him on the shoulder. He turned very, very slowly and fo...