MEREDITH FINCH ANDY TROY BONUS DIGITAL EDITION – DETAILS INSIDE! ANEKE ADVISORY PARENTAL PARENTAL 5 0 0 5 1 1 $3.99 US 7 59606 09399 1 Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of, an age of barbarism and fierce warriors, an age of magic and treasure, known as the Hyborian Age. This is the… AMONG THE MERCENARIES AND PIRATES OF THE AGE, ONE FIGHTER STANDS OUT IN LEGEND. BUT BEFORE SHE WAS PART OF THE RED BROTHERHOOD, SHE WAS KNOWN SIMPLY AS… chapter five HEART OF VENGEANCE When her parents were killed by Zingaran pirates, young Valeria was raised by her older brother, Cassian, a royal guardsman-in-training, and his mentor, Antonius, a Mitran Knight. After she witnessed Cassian’s murder by a hooded figure, Valeria has spent her life training to become the best swordfighter in all of Aquilonia while also hunting her brother’s killer. Valeria’s quest led her to a Mitran monastery where she discovered Antonius, whom she suspects murdered Cassian. After hearing conflicting stories about Cassian’s past loyalties from both Antonius and their former comrade, Lord Blasius, for the first time Valeria found herself uncertain of Antonius’ guilt. She nevertheless decided to seek vengeance, sneaking into Antonius’ room to deliver the killing strike… MEREDITH FINCH ◊ WRITER ANEKE ◊ ARTIST ANDY TROY ◊ COLOR ARTIST VC’s TRAVIS LANHAM ◊ LETTERER JAY ANACLETO & ROMULO FAJARDO JR. ◊ COVER ARTISTS ANTHONY GAMBINO FOR CONAN PROPERTIES INTERNATIONAL LOGO & PRODUCTION DESIGN ◊ JAY BOWEN & SALENA MAHINA FRED MALMBERG TREASURER OF TRANICOS NOVELLA DESIGN JAY ZETTERBERG ◊ ROYAL LIBRARIAN OF AQUILONIA MARK BASSO ◊ EDITOR MARTIN BIRO ◊ ASSISTANT EDITOR STEVE BOOTH ◊ COMMANDER OF THE BLACK DRAGONS ◊ RALPH MACCHIO CONSULTING EDITOR MIKE JACOBSEN ◊ THE FROST GIANT’S SON-IN-LAW C.B. 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I may not have been able to kill him in I didn’t cold blood… survive the last decade on the run by …but the way letting my he’s standing there, guard telling me what to do, down. casually speaking of I knew his life on the run…as someone sit down, if Cassian’s life and would come valeria, and death had meant for me…I just let’s talk. nothing to him… didn’t expect it to be you. …my blood heats just looking at him…the liar… the man who betrayed us! talk! my entire I devoured I took every childhood was every bit of word you spoke spent listening attention you as gospel… to you gave me… talk! …and you betrayed me! I worshipped you… …I idolized you… …I… loved you. and how did you repay that love?.