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Simon at 8 years old and his parents stop in [[Latari Forest]] to inspect their cart. Simon sees a strange figure in the darkness that he thinks is a ghost, and his mother tells him the story of the [[Indirial|Forest Demon]], a creature that wears a cloak to pretend to be a man and takes people to the center of the forest to hang them on a [[Ragnarus|bloody tree]]. Simon's parents get into an argument about Edina teaching Simon to be superstitious and Kalman says the strange object was summoned by a Traveler and they need to leave before the Traveler comes back before Edina convinces him otherwise. Two people, a large man with scars and a woman carrying a summoned light, make their way to Simon's family. After telling Simon's family that they should leave, the two begin to walk away before Edina mentions the Forest Demon's bloody tree. The woman is very surprised and upset by Edina's description of the Forest Demon and the man summons a tendril of mist that goes into Edina's mouth and causes her body to start moving in unnatural ways. The woman summons a creature that flies towards Simon, but Kalman tackles it while Simon runs away. The wasp catches Kalman on fire and he
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Simon at 8 years old and his parents stop in [[Latari Forest]] to inspect their cart. Simon sees a strange figure in the darkness that he thinks is a ghost, and his mother tells him the story of the [[Indirial|Forest Demon]], a creature that wears a cloak to pretend to be a man and takes people to the center of the forest to hang them on a [[Ragnarus|bloody tree]]. Simon's parents get into an argument about Edina teaching Simon to be superstitious and Kalman says the strange object was summoned by a Traveler and they need to leave before the Traveler comes back before Edina convinces him otherwise. Two people, a large man with scars and a woman carrying a summoned light, make their way to Simon's family. After telling Simon's family that they should leave, the two begin to walk away before Edina mentions the Forest Demon's bloody tree. The woman is very surprised and upset by Edina's description of the Forest Demon and the man summons a tendril of mist that goes into Edina's mouth and causes her body to start moving in unnatural ways. The woman summons a creature that flies towards Simon, but Kalman tackles it while Simon runs away. The wasp catches Kalman on fire and he seems to be dead until the woman moves to attack Simon and he pushes her to the ground before dying. Indirial shows up and summons his [[Dragon Fang|sword]] and Indirial kills the pair of Travelers in a brief fight. He moves Simon's unconscious mother into the cart and says her mind may never recover. He tells Simon to take care of his mother and to come back to Latari Forest when he's older so he can learn to protect himself against Travelers. Indirial says he'll help Simon in Myria, his home town, for a little while but will have to leave soon. Simon resolves to take care of his mother and keep his family safe.
  
 
== Chapter 2: Sacrifices ==
 
== Chapter 2: Sacrifices ==

Revision as of 05:41, 28 July 2022

This page contains a chapter by chapter summary of House of Blades, the first book in the Traveler's Gate series.

Chapter 1: Ghosts and Demons

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Simon at 8 years old and his parents stop in Latari Forest to inspect their cart. Simon sees a strange figure in the darkness that he thinks is a ghost, and his mother tells him the story of the Forest Demon, a creature that wears a cloak to pretend to be a man and takes people to the center of the forest to hang them on a bloody tree. Simon's parents get into an argument about Edina teaching Simon to be superstitious and Kalman says the strange object was summoned by a Traveler and they need to leave before the Traveler comes back before Edina convinces him otherwise. Two people, a large man with scars and a woman carrying a summoned light, make their way to Simon's family. After telling Simon's family that they should leave, the two begin to walk away before Edina mentions the Forest Demon's bloody tree. The woman is very surprised and upset by Edina's description of the Forest Demon and the man summons a tendril of mist that goes into Edina's mouth and causes her body to start moving in unnatural ways. The woman summons a creature that flies towards Simon, but Kalman tackles it while Simon runs away. The wasp catches Kalman on fire and he seems to be dead until the woman moves to attack Simon and he pushes her to the ground before dying. Indirial shows up and summons his sword and Indirial kills the pair of Travelers in a brief fight. He moves Simon's unconscious mother into the cart and says her mind may never recover. He tells Simon to take care of his mother and to come back to Latari Forest when he's older so he can learn to protect himself against Travelers. Indirial says he'll help Simon in Myria, his home town, for a little while but will have to leave soon. Simon resolves to take care of his mother and keep his family safe.

Chapter 2: Sacrifices

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Chapter 3: Travelers

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Chapter 4: Hidden Talents

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Chapter 5: A Step Forward

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Chapter 6: Welcome to Valinhall

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Chapter 7: Sharp Lessons

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Chapter 8: Risks and Rewards

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Chapter 9: Deals and Darkness

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Chapter 10: Another Test

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Chapter 11: Orgrith Cave

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Chapter 12: Escape

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Chapter 13: The Chains of Valinhall

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Chapter 14: The Wrong Place

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Chapter 15: Playing With Dolls

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Chapter 16: The Road to Bel Calem

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Chapter 17: Midsummer's Eve

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Chapter 18: Convergence

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Chapter 19: Overlord Malachi

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Chapter 20: Bad Habits

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Chapter 21: A Victory

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Chapter 22: The Hope of Escape

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Chapter 23: Aftermath

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