Cordially

Clockwise around me were four players, two on each side: Abraham (Hortus, as Madir), Diana (Selene, as Jonan), Simone (Charlotte, as Tisha), Sarah (Roslyn, as Linro). At the head of the table, I—Gale Jones, the referee or game master—gave a short explanation of the rules, and dove into the story.

Bridgetown, a large settlement along the so-called Little Stream that cuts north to south across the Island of Thousands.

“Like the sauce?” Hortus interjected. “Mille-Îles? No way.”

“Don’t cut off the GM,” Selene snapped, and tapped him on the wrist.