The Blood that Burns the Winter Snow

The Blood that Burns the Winter Snow is a short story set in the world of The Bound and the Broken, following Vars Bryer — Calen Bryer's father — in the Glade, a quiet corner of Milltown he has spent years trying to keep separate from his past.

Vars loves his wife, feels at peace in his home, and would give everything to protect his children. But a debt from before Milltown finally comes due, and it cares nothing for the life he has built since. A quiet, character-focused companion piece that fills in the elder Bryer's history ahead of the main series.