In Geistfall power is never neutral. It moves through inheritance, contracts, and systems that bind men long before they understand the cost.
~30k | Red Father
The prequel to the Keeper of Houses Duology and the debut novella in the Red House arc of Geistfall.
Johannes Feld, a hungry thief from the mud gutters of Harthwick, has finally run out of easy exits. When a courier collision drops a Red House acceptance into his hands, Johannes does what he’s always done; he takes it, along with a name that isn’t his, and runs toward a life he has no right to claim.
But in the Land of Blood, Haemistry isn’t magic fire. It’s custody, measure, and record. Jars, coins, wax cords, ash tests, and the Blood Register itself exist for one purpose: to make truth enforceable. The House doesn’t care what Johannes wants. It cares what can be witnessed.
Enter the Red Father. A calm, scarred priest of the Red House, he doesn’t threaten Johannes with blades or sermons; he offers procedure, consequence, and a choice that cuts deeper than punishment.
Red Father is a dark fantasy, where mercy is procedure, and a stolen name can turn the lowest into something real.
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