As a Seeker (Eternal Dungeon #1.5)

"'You thought I had gone mad. Well, I haven't. Not yet.'"

If the High Seeker wants something, no power in life or death will hold him from taking it. What he wants now has brought danger to the Eternal Dungeon.

As Layle Smith slowly spirals into the darkness within his mind, two men strive to bring him back. One is the High Seeker's love-mate, using all his gifts of gentle stubbornness to keep Layle alive. The other is Layle Smith's second-in-command, Weldon Chapman, who must find a way to breach the wall between himself and the High Seeker. He must also find a way to end his resentment against the love-mate who took the place of Weldon at Layle's side.

This novelette can be read on its own or as the fifth story in the "Rebirth" volume of The Eternal Dungeon, an award-winning historical fantasy series set in a land where the psychologists wield whips.

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