Vassal Predators is a term put forth by Assembly naturalist André Durand in the 1800's when he used the analogy of feudalism to describe ecosystems. It's a similar premise to food chain pyramids used today. In his analogy, our apex predators like tigers and wolves are the lower nobility, the vassals of the monarch are the terror birds and giant cockatrices, while the megaraptorans are the monarchs. While Durand himself argued against the analogy later in his career, it remains in use to this day, in no small part because it affords greater nobility to our apex predators in Kaimere's ecology than simply regarding them as mesopredators.

Songs of the Inland Sea is the sequel to Tales of Kaimere! It is a nautical anthology, with all six short stories and novellas taking place in aquatic settings. There are heists on a ship, a desperate chase through a marsh, and a survival story from the perspective of a killer whale!

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Music Credit: The Norman Kings by Bonnie Grace from Epidemic Sounds.

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