Necromancer's Grief & Bard's Betrayal

Welcome back to TRUE ASSASSINS, the only podcast brave enough to stare into the cold eyes of history's deadliest operatives! This week, get ready for a story so twisted, so unbelievably tragic, it'll leave you gasping for air. Forget your cozy mysteries, folks, because we're diving deep into the shadows of the book TRUE KILL by Orlando Madsbrine for a tale of a bard with a deadly secret!Our episode, titled "The Ballad of Betrayal: When the Muse Becomes the Mark", unspools the shocking story of Silas, the beloved bard whose voice could charm the serpent in your heart. By night, under the flickering tavern lights, he wasn't just spinning yarns of dragons and doomed lovers; each carefully crafted verse, every shift in tempo, was a coded message, a death warrant delivered on the strings of his lute. This wasn't about applause; it was about cold, hard blood money lining his instrument case.But this week's hit was different, a dagger twist to the gut. His target? Anya, the fiery-haired woman, the very inspiration behind his most soul-stirring songs, the muse who breathed life into his art. The Order, those shadowy puppet masters, deemed her a threat, a loose end to be silenced. The planned execution: a poisoned quill, a writer's demise hidden in plain sight. But Silas found his hand trembling, every shared memory, every love-soaked lyric screaming in protest.The tension ratcheted up at the grand festival, a stage set for a public execution masked as a performance. Our bard, a reluctant assassin with a lute as his only weapon, stepped into the spotlight. But instead of the usual heroic ballad, a raw confession poured forth. He sang of hidden blades, of lives extinguished under the guise of poetic metaphor. He laid bare his deadly double life, his betrayal hanging heavy in the air as Anya, in the crowd, watched in dawning horror.The shadows stirred. The Order's killers, their patience exhausted, moved in for the kill. But Silas didn't falter. His final song became a desperate plea, a chaotic symphony of truth and regret. As the last note faded, a dagger found its mark. Silas, the singing assassin, fell silent, his lute clattering on the blood-soaked stage. They silenced the madman, the rambling entertainer. But the echoes of his final, truthful ballad lingered in the taverns, a haunting testament to a deadly secret and a final act of defiance. Did Anya weep for her lover, or the killer who finally chose truth in his dying breath? You decide!#truecrimepodcast #assassins #deadlysecrets #betrayal #musicalmurder #bardassassin #truestory #crimestories #youngadultcrime #teenfiction #thrillerpodcast #suspense #highoctane #orlandomadsbrine #truekill #shadowyfigures #bloodmoney #codedmessages #finalperformance #requiemforamuse #poeticjustice This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit trueassassins.substack.com