The Temple of the Snake God
It was supposed to be an easy job. Go in¸ grab the eye of the idol and get out. But the temple of the snake god Tseghirun turns out to be unexpectedly busy¸ when Thurvok¸ the sellsword¸ and his friends¸ Meldom¸ thief¸ cutpurse and occasional assassin¸ the sorceress Sharenna and Meldom's sweetheart Lysha attempt to steal the eye. Not only is there a ceremony going on at the temple¸ no¸ the cultists are also about to sacrifice several young girls to the snake god Tseghirun. And so what started out as a simple heist quickly turns into a rescue mission. This is a short story of 6200 words or approximately 22 print pages in the Thurvok sword and sorcery series¸ but may be read as a standalone. Includes an introduction and afterword.