A. H Lee
It's a classic fairytale: Knight meets necromancer. They argue. They fight. They...make out?
Prince Roland comes home from the war to bury his father and see his sister on the throne. He sneaks out to his favorite tavern for nostalgia's sake. It's the place where he kissed a man for the first time, the place where he used to carouse with the lover he buried on a battlefield.
Roland expects to flirt with a few strangers
...Roland thought necromancers were inhuman monsters. Until he met Sairis.
Roland and Sairis have escaped from a traumatic assassination attempt, solved the mystery of their attacker, and enjoyed plenty of heavy petting along the way. Roland knows that it's too soon for love, but he feels like he's falling head over heels.
However, in the final moments when their attacker is revealed, Sairis does something unthinkable.
...Sairis has never ridden a living horse, never left home, never kissed a man. He'd really like to do one of those things...
Sairis is a necromancer with a price on his head. He needs to get to the capital for a conference that may change his life. But he's never ridden a horse before. At least not a live one.
Fortunately, the local knacker is a gentle soul who has helped Sairis in the past. In addition,
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