The Adventure of the Demonic Ox by Lois McMaster Bujold (opens in new tab)

The Adventure of the Demonic Ox \(2025\) 197 pages by Lois McMaster Bujold Penric and Desdemona \#14 Penric gets word of a possible elemental inhabiting an ox\. He takes Otta with him, so she can gain experience using her own demon\. Also his other daughter, Rina, to keep her company\. Rina is jealous of Otta having her own demon, just like Papa, and has ulterior motives\. They get to the bridge construction site and find the ox does have a demon\. Now they have to isolate the ox and wait for...