Introduction: A short tale of a single magical conflict within a larger war.The gunner awaits the mercenary scouting in the area around his hideout, but this won't be as simple an assignment as he has come to expect.The mage has conviction and cool, but what does she know of her ally's motives.The rabbit has designs of her own.--I'm just going to post it as I get stuff done, but don't expect more than a handful of chapters for the full story....