By Mark Smylie
Mature Readers
"The High King"—After questioning the emir F'hed Masur about the Isliklidae king and his cauldron, Artesia and her captains ride to meet the High King and his nobles in a council of war. Arriving at the King's hunting lodge at Regiswal, she is surprised by a fountain spirit, the enchanted trappings of her Middle Kingdom hosts, and the claims of several of their Kings…