Collection of six short stories set in Aspermonde, the world of Bastard's Grace and Six Feet of Ridiculous (the Mosaic Virus Duology). Features some new points of view, and both new and recurring characters. They can work as standalone as a taste of the world, or they can be read in conjunction with the books.
The Mosaic Auction: Augusta goes to buy her family a Mosaic. Things take a turn.
The Prince's Run (also appears in Bastard's Grace): Simon takes on a challenge to save his brothers.
Count the Failures: Hal muses on the past in a dying man's sickroom.
The Eastern Trade Mission: Alia deals with a traitor and the world's most blatant assassin.
The Button Game: It's a quiet camp and the soldiers are entertaining themselves.
Tactical Error: Hal makes a series of increasingly poor decisions in regards to his nemesis Prince Tristan.
Content warning: the last story contains explicit m/m sex scenes, consensual but not for straightforward reasons. Easy to skip if not to your taste.
