Curiosity and the Cat of the Imperial Capital

Grimalkin and Hegemone are rather unlikely roommates--a scientist and a mage, a cat and a human. 

Grimalkin is an exiled cat from Sine with a penchant for magic and a love of teaching. Hegemone is a retired military leader and scientific researcher who thinks very little of magic.

But when the military asks Hegemone to return and finish the research that she started--research that has led to the destruction of at least one city--the two must decide together if they can stand by and watch the imperial military carry out dangerous plans. 

This story is set perhaps a few hundred or perhaps a few thousand years before the events of Stars and Soil. 

This story was originally written as part of Campfire Communities "Story Seeds Competition." Each entrant was given a random writing prompt and had 30 days to write a 3500-word short story. This story won "Best Worldbuilding." The full anthology of Story Seed Winners can be read for free here.

Content Warnings: War, military expeditions, PTSD,  prescribed psychiatric medications, mass destruction

Word Count: 3500

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