title: The Sharp Edge of a Knife
author: D N Giles
description: Nichole Petersen Giles is the daughter of Joseph Petersen, Mel and Jeneal's second child and firstborn son. She was born in Nevada, and moved with her parents to a number of cities in and around the Midwest, mostly staying in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and snatches of time in Texas. Her future aspirations include adding a tropical island to her growing list of locations. For now, she plans to travel to as many tropical locations as possible, scouting for her future home in paradise. Her early career plans included becoming a megastar actress or a rock star, but she decided instead to have a family and then become a writer, in that order. Writing is her passion, but she also loves to spend time with her family, travel, drive in the rain with the convertible top down, and play music at full volume so she can sing along. Her first book Mormon Mishaps and Mischief, an anthology of humorous anecdotes, was released in December 2009 by Cedar Fort Inc. and can be found online and wherever LDS books are sold. Some of her other work has been published in Highlights for Children, The Friend, and Boys' Quest, and she blogs regularly at www.nicholegiles.blogspot.com. For more information about Nichole or her work, contact her at writenichole@gmail.com.
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  The Sharpened Blade
  
  
  
  
  
  R.L. Sanderson
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  DARKFALL BOOK TWO
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Sharpened Blade
  
  
  Copyright © R.L. Sanderson 2019
  
  
  Creator: Sanderson, R.L., 2019 – author
  
  
  Cover design by Ampersand Book Covers 2017
  
  
  Subjects: Young adult fantasy
  
  
  The moral right of the author has been asserted.
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any person or
  entity, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including
  photocopying, recording scanning or by an information storage and retrieval
  system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher.
  
  
  First published 2019 by R.L. Sanderson
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter one
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  They made their way in single file down the steep dirt path. Ged’s legs were
  weak from exhaustion. Every step he took, he thought he would fall. He watched
  Orla walking ahead of him in the gloom and m