Quite Possibly True

To save the living he must wake the dead.Seanscéal means ‘old story.’ Like a parable or a fable but generally more long-winded. It’s like… entertainment but often with something meant to be learned hidden inside. Not only is it good fun but sharing a seanscéal is also a way of getting around the not-waking-the-dead custom.And that’s exactly what Ciarán does three times skirting custom to explain:How he won a posting to the Freeman Merchant Academy.How he and his cat the mong hu Wisp first met.How he learned the Iron Rule and the enduring cost of that lesson.It’s no small thing breaking with custom. But when the price of ignorance is measured in lives?Someone has to speak up.Note: The events of this story take place between books one and two of the Freeman Universe series. (There are spoilers.)