A traveling Acolyte of Autonomy is drawn to a cozy little village in the woods. All seems mundane, but as a specialist in unraveling the fringe cases of fantastical mind control in the world, she knows to look deeper and expect a few debauched costs to come up in the process.

Allen, down on his luck and in desperate need of a place to stay, finds a situation that’s probably too good to be true. (Commission, happy ending/sweet)

When Lark, a former brainwashed UA pilot, struggles with the aftereffects and lingering control of her Handler’s conditioning, her girlfriend Sasha has an unorthodox solution… …the equally controlling former mercenary, Bailey Cluanaire.

Two adventurers team up on a difficult bounty in a beautiful, musical forest. But they’ll soon find themselves becoming more than just teammates… One way or another