"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 4
# **4** "...So that's how we dealt with the Pliq raiders that had been harassing the Fansq," James said, finishing the tale he, Elí and Meyleh, and the others had been recounting the events leading up to and including leaving the broken Pliq vessel...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 5
# **5** Bre'an watched curiously as James worked his way into a rarely entered portion of the ship. "_Why such lengths of secrecy, James?_" Rha'an asked, keeping in telepathic contact with him after teleporting herself back to the guest chambers they...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 7
# **7** The Battle of Esba'in marked a turning point in the history of the Milky Way galaxy. The First Ones--the timeless, hyper-intelligent, pan-dimensional, and ultra-powerful beings who had guided the development of many worlds across the...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 6
# **6** "_Personal log entry, Terran Standard Date: 2515-01-27; Time: 0813 hours FCT. We have returned to our ships so that we can get ready to meet with The Council in The Great Hall. I understand it's located inside a hollowed-out butte--everything...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Epilogue
# **Epilogue** Their continued pursuit of the strange artifact known as The Heart, the crews of _Nightwing_ and _Se'nika_, and their Vey'ani guide, Rissanivi, had led them to meet races that had quite likely given rise to stories of legendary beings...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 9
# **9** "Ooo, there they are..." Kei'sa said just loud enough for Sa'niv and Fier'na to hear her. "We have their language in our translation matrix, right?" Sa'niv asked his sister. "Yeah, Char'ena updated it," Fier'na replied. "Okay, well, I...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-3
# **3** "Here is our latest report." Inquisitor Fae'ela looked up from her desk to see Azurella with a data cylinder in her hand. The sky blue Dra'kan female, one of the Watchers under Ship Master D'Narial's command, stood on the other side of the...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 3
# **3** _"Ship's log entry, Terran Standard Date: 2515-01-24; Time: 1000 hours FCT. We have departed Elysinar and are enroute to the 'gate' we passed through when we first entered Drianedan space. It has since been learned that this entire star system...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-2
# **2** What lay before them in the dark places between the stars filled all who looked upon it with a nameless dread. It was something born of the deep forgotten places, of malevolence incarnate, the stuff of nightmares. It was the twisted...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 4: An Unexpected Discovery", Prologue
**Prologue** The journey _of_ the heart _to_The Heart continues for the crews of _Nightwing_ and _Se'nika_. They and their friends also continue the hunt for clues to the whereabouts--or fate--of Cameron Eriksson, Sy'k'rell Hauvri'ahn, and...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-4
# **4** Once, long ago, the roughly Terra-sized planet teemed with abundant life and the great civilization it bore was renowned for its arts and sciences and philosophies and culture. Its people grew in knowledge and wisdom, and eventually, when they...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-6
# 6 "_ARLAN!_" Rissanivi's emotional cry instantly got the attention of Cameron and Hauvri'ahn. By the time they got to her, she had her arms and tail wrapped around him and was nuzzling affectionately. "You okay, buddy?" Cameron asked with great...