The First Sacrifice

Artorius of Cairbrunn hates being dead.

In life, he was a hero, protector to emperors and scourge of the barbarians, before he was betrayed and killed. Now, hundreds of years later, he's been summoned back to the world of mortals -- and telling hero from villain is not as simple as he once thought.

A heroic fantasy short story about right and wrong; fallen kingdoms and rising upstarts; love, loss, and the lengths to which we'll go for those we care about.