Tremontaine: Season 1, Episode 5 : The Dagger and the Sword

Swordplay and stolen kisses keep the blood pumping¿and flowing¿in the new installment of Tremontaine, the online episodic series set in Ellen Kushner's beloved Riverside universe.

With Ben murdered, Tess needs a new protector . . . and Kaab, deeply infatuated, is determined to screen all applicants at swordpoint. Micah struggles to make her numbers come out right. And on the Hill, Diane gives Will his marching orders for the next Council meeting, on which the fate of the Tremontaine fortune hinges ¿ and dispatches a dangerous servant to Riverside.

The Dagger and the Sword is brought to you by Alaya Dawn Johnson, whose numbers always come out right.