Sirtago and Poet's longest adventure to date, "Pieces in the Game" follows the pair as they must navigate a war between the Tey'ei and the Kajaghn. Making things worse is someone is trying to unleash an unholy terror that has been locked away for millennia. Can Poet solve the mystery and keep an eye on his over-zealous friend, Sirtago, Ka of Triogassa? This novella originally appeared in Swords of Fire 1.