(Note: this is a bonus scene for Pirate Festival. While it is included in the newly releasing Swag Stories boxed set compiling all of the current Swag Stories into one volume, I am also making it available here for free so readers who already own them individually do not need to buy the set. Look for Nayla’s story to continue in Healer Heart, releasing in 2021.)

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The last Festival of Life Nayla attended was on Ardon, one of the pirate colonies. It was a huge, jubilant affair filled with...