Of Knives and Night-blooms

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Never speak the name of the Black Raven aloud. Never fail your sacred duty. Never trust magic. And never travel on the River Divine...</em></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>CALYX: Didn't mean to bind 3 assassins to her eternal magical servitude but leaning into it. Has places to be and a daughter to protect.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>IKAROS: Priest of death. Hates this river. Hates boats. Hates that Calyx's magic means he can't kill her. Abandoned by his god. Having a bad week.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>DIO: Not even supposed to be here but kind of into it. Surrounded by hot assassins. Having a great week.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>VALERIA: Priest of death. Ageless deadly better than all of you. Can kill with a shoe but it probably won't come to that because she is carrying </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>all the knives</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>MARDI: Priest of death. Pregnant. Dangerous. Too good for this. One day away from retirement.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>REYNARD KALDORAN: Going to kill every last one of you.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>THE RIVER DIVINE: Hold my beer.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>An action-packed adventure tale of unreliable gods and burnt-out assassins from the award-winning author of <em>The Creature Court</em>.</strong></p><p><br></p>