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The Weight of a Bad Hand: A Tale of Oerthia - A short story to get you in the mood for The Jewel and the Thief coming very soon
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Series: Tales of Oerthia
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 9 2026
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.09
Height: 0.07 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English
Devlin Crowe has a plan. It has three steps: go upstairs, take the purse, leave.
A smug gem trader has just cleaned Devlin out at cards, then flicked him a single silver piece out of pity. Devlin can forgive a man for winning. The pity is another matter.
Fortunately, Devlin has Caper: a mountain of a man with a fondness for bread, a talent for hitting people precisely once, and no faith in the plan whatsoever.
One locked door, two hired guards, and an unscheduled exit through a roof later, the night becomes a lesson in the difference between what a thief is owed and what he can carry.
A short companion tale set a few years before The Jewel and the Thief, Tales of Oerthia Book One.
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