Oh, wow, this is awesome. I must reiterate that I love your prose, and I love this world, and I must read more! ::opens story tag in new tab:: I shall read more of these in days to come, and I hope you'll be posting more at rainbowfic as well.

I particularly love this line: Jemesk recalled enough of his life experiences to know that quite a number of pleasant, cheerful songs were murder ballads.