With the prompts of “waiting in the wings” from Knightress, “red is such a beautiful colour” from George and “a watcher’s folly” from Pyro Hawk, we return to the city of Horrak-Sarn and its human population. This time, not the free bands of survivors escaped from their alien masters, but those who serve – willingly or less so, and what their lives are like. As well, there’s a new prompt thread up for my patrons to help select what next week’s short story will be.