No one, least of all Martin, could dispute that a man's life should be guarded by his kin--but by those who hadn't been born yet? Nobody in the neighborhood was surprised when Martin's mother disappeared and Ninian came to take care of him. Mothers had a way of disappearing around those parts and the kids were often better off without them. Martin was no exception. He'd never had it this good while he was living with his old lady. As for his father, Martin had never had one. He'd been a war baby, born of one of the tides of soldiers--enemies and allies, both--that had engulfed the country in successive waves and bought or taken the women. So there was no trouble that way.…
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