A Chapter from the 1st Book of the World of the Thin Lands

A sneak peek into the prologue, and first two chapters of the first book in the World of the Thin Lands, the second fantasy world that I have created.  This book will be the first book of the "Ashfyre series" called "A Work of Demons".  It should release sometime in March/April 2026, and will finish at around 216,000 words.  It will be the first novel in a roughly five book series.  I have the first three mostly finished, and the fourth and fifth I'm working through.