The Subtle Knife
by Matthew James Lee
A man looking for revenge gets sidetracked, with far-reaching consequences he never expected.A nameless traveler on a mission of revenge arrives at an ancient city under siege. The role he decides to take on in order to help him carry out that mission - saving a young girl orphaned by the conflict - turns out to have a personal significance that affects him in ways he wasn't expecting. Can he reconcile his desire for peace and stability with the tragic circumstances that set him on this path, and the inexorable realities of war?