
The Book of Water: The Heart of Winter
The Slave King, the Lord of Earth, was once one of the most powerful deities on the Pantheon. Feared and respected by his peers and enemies alike, he had it all. But then disaster struck, and he was forced to make an unwanted choice. Now he's married to a woman he never loved, bedridden and crippled by some unseen assassin, friendless and vulnerable, buffeted from every side by traitor and enemy alike, and entangled in an endless web of lies and deceit.
Princess Luna, the Beautiful, Lady of Night, was once beloved and desired by all. Once, many sought after her to behold her loveliness and share her wisdom. But now, few seek an audience at her throne in Londwhinium, and even fewer still seem to appreciate her nights. A voice whispers to her, tempting her, taunting her, berating her. She thought marriage would end her loneliness, and bring joy to her desolate heart. She was wrong, she's still unhappy, and the voice refuses to remain silent.
These two souls, bound together by chance and circumstance, each seeking and never finding. Will these two ever find peace, and more importantly each other? Or will they be driven apart, to wander lost and alone in the raging heart of winter?
Part two, of books two of four, of the Slave King Saga
Book one can be found here: The Great Slave King
Part one can be found here: The Book of Water: The Marriage of the Slave King
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TV Tropes Page: The Great Slave King: Special thanks goes to gentlereader Abstract Indigo





19 Chapters:
- Prologue: He Who Has Many Names 2013-12-01 19:13:24 UTC5770
- Addendum: The Pieces, Those Who Are Moved Upon the Board 2013-12-02 02:37:01 UTC2710
- Chapter 1: The Fear That Stalks Their Hidden Hearts 2013-12-02 08:09:44 UTC14291
- Chapter 2: The Promise, a Hope For a Brighter Tomorrow 2013-12-04 02:18:02 UTC10673
- Chapter 3: Five Hearts, One That Hurts, One That Weeps, One That Longs, One That Fears, and One That Hates 2013-12-10 00:40:04 UTC11028
- Chapter 4: The Journey Home, The End of One Adventure, and Beginning of Another 2013-12-17 03:04:51 UTC10839
- Chapter 5: The Liar, He Who Plays Both Ends Against the Middle 2013-12-26 11:16:42 UTC11939
- Chapter 6: The War at Home, First Blood 2014-01-26 02:42:36 UTC11294
- Chapter 7: The Cold Reality of What Is, and a Dream of What Might Be 2014-02-06 00:53:11 UTC11506
- Chapter 8: A Daughter Gained, a Daughter Lost, and a Daughter Departed 2014-02-17 13:26:31 UTC11410
- Chapter 9: Vengeance Versus Tempered Justice 2014-04-13 14:07:35 UTC17823
- Inquire Within and I Shall Speak True 2015-03-18 00:40:56 UTC1954
- Chapter 10: A Promise, One Fulfilled and One Forgotten, One Betrayed, Another Begotten 2015-03-28 00:32:40 UTC14455
- A Dark Glass, a Clever Trick, the Trap Sprung, Two Not Missed 2015-04-03 16:51:24 UTC4824
- Chapter 11: A Thickening Plot, a Thickening Stew, a Treacherous Course, Better Make That Two 2015-05-10 11:47:26 UTC16777
- Twas Naught but a Midsummer's Night's Dream, but hey, at Least They Enjoyed the Ride 2015-05-17 13:39:22 UTC19699
- Chapter 12: Is Hate Not Love Peering Through the Dark Glass of Obsession? 2015-11-03 23:10:04 UTC14219
- Chapter 13: The Unknown Wayfarer, His Legend Begins 2015-11-19 14:01:03 UTC20304
- Chapter 14: Of Betrayal and... 2016-03-15 19:53:19 UTC12376