Cannon and the Voice of the Generations

This short story features Naerian. He is a young, gifted mechanical tinkerer attached to Clan Iredale. If a waterwheel needs fixing, he's the guy to fix it. These days, however, he spends most of his time agonizing over an age-old dilemma: when is a weapon of war deadly enough? This is no mere philosophical question. Indeed not. The destiny of Clan Iredale hinges on the answer Naerian comes up wit...