A Better Man — Paul S. Kemp

"A Better Man" was published in the anthology "Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues."

About this story, author Paul S. Kemp says, "Egil and Nix feature in my sword and sorcery novels, "The Hammer and the Blade," "A Discourse in Steel," and "A Conversation in Blood." Their stories are pacy, filled with action and wit (I hope). I think of them as a cross of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, spiced with a bit of Conan and Indiana Jones. I hope you enjoy listening to their stories as much as I do writing them."

"A Better Man" takes place after the events of "A Discourse in Steel," though it is entirely stand-alone.