1.001: Princess Street Rat
Everyone’s Tale Begins in Darkness. Mine is DARKER Than Most. My Survival, Evasion, and Escape from the Life of a Thian Princess, to that of a Street Urchin, [Later a Gang Leader,] to Whatever It IS I Am, or Am Becoming . . . I Still Count These the HAPPIEST Years of My Life!
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1.002: Uprooted Again
It’s Better NOT to Know Where Your Next Meal’s Coming From; To Scratch and Scramble for every Shred and Scrap. You Can’t relax, Put Down Roots, Let People Close. They are the Very One’s You’ll Hurt. You Can’t Run away from What You Are! From What You are Becoming! What Damn Near Everyone, In My First “Family” Tried to KILL!
1.003: Sucker Bet
I Can’t Really Complain. . over much. My Crew and I ran Scams in This Town, and Others. I can’t Fault a little Side Hustle. Feels . . . Different When YOU’Re the Mark.
1.004: Booty Appraisal
This is the Hero of Prophecy? The CHOSEN?!! She’s a DISRUPTER. She Scares Me More Than a LEGION of Havaken.
This Guy is NO Quill Slinger! And the “Twins”. They’re More Than Decoration! No One Plays the Bored, Stupid Nobel Who Isn’t Hiding Something! What’s His GAME?
1.005: Karma
‘POLITELY’. . . heh! Well ‘Pilgrim’ You Don’t HAVE to Establish Anything Further. BELLA Thinks You’re Polite’ II’m Beginning to Wonder: Do I NEED Ronger, with THIS little Lady Tanking for Us? . . . Y – e – a – h You’re a Bit . . Impulsive.
1.006: On the Clock
Nice! Cheery Greeting for a Friend, Ronger! IF I were ‘On the Clock,’ You’d Both Already Be Dead. That’s NOT the Contract! I’ve Got a ‘Package’ To Deliver, AND I’ve gotta Turn This . . Hostile HUNK of Attitude, Hair, Muscle and . . . . into a Fighter! A Champion! The Hope of Us ALL . . . . no pressure. WHY is It SO Hard to Look Her in the Eyes, and to . . look away??
1.007: Lethal GREEN
Damn It Cat FOCUS!! You’re the One Who’s Supposed ta be IN CHARGE Here! You’re Boiling OVER with RAGE! It’s All You Can DO to Keep It In. If You LOSE It, You KNOW What Happens Next!