The Lead Crown: Ch 9.5a, Accountability
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 9.5, Accountability The hotel was a fine place to house a base of operations as far as Sanmer was concerned. It was a centralized building from which access to the city could be obtained in any direction. There were...
The Lead Crown: Ch 9.1c, Legacy
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 9.1, Legacy Inigo was concerned about Nicole's vendetta; they had talked... at length. She had called him 'lover boy' and he had told her that she was cute when she smiled. It was the most lightweight, pleasant...
Weight of the Crown: Chapter 2
**Chapter 2:** **Richard** I woke up later. Much later if the stiffness in my joints was anything to go by. A numbing fog clouded my mind, slowing my thoughts and blocking my memories. The whole phenomena was weird and deeply unnatural. An evil thing...
The Lead Crown: Ch 2c, Revelations (pt 4)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 2-4, Revelations Alarice scowled as she moved quickly back into her room; if there were members of the Order of Blades on their way into the building then the morning would start with the first of many acts of...
The Lead Crown: Ch 2c, Revelations (pt 3)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 2-3, Revelations Coffee was one of many morning rituals that Sada enjoyed... perhaps more than almost all others. The careful attention to detail in measuring out the beans-- the gentle-yet-deliberate movement of...
The Lead Crown: Ch 2c, Revelations (pt 5)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 2-5, Revelations "Nicole?" The young girl ran, the sound of her enraged father far-too-close behind her, "Nicole!!!" he shouted, "Where're ya?!?!" She knew that he had seen her when she darted out the back doors; it...
The Lead Crown: Ch 2c, Revelations (pt 1)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 2-1, Revelations Considering the unsettlingly vast amount of information she didn't know about the Order of Blades, plus the even more unsettling few things she DID know about them, she had made her decision and,...
The Lead Crown: Ch 1b, Martyrdumb (Pt 5)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 1-5, Martyr Dumb Friar Arlowe realized he was dreaming the moment it registered that he was standing in a large, empty field. After the church had moved him to Mehnzil he spent nearly a decade viewing nothing but...
The Lead Crown: Ch 2c, Revelations (pt 2)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 2-2, Revelations Sleep was one of many things that could not elude Alarice, but it wasn't something she was always after. Far into the night she remained awake by choice rather than by restlessness, listening to the...
The Lead Crown: Ch 1b, Martyrdumb (Pt 3)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 1-3, Martyr Dumb The reflection in the mirror gazed out at the young cat. Ever since Aureilie could remember, everyone was saying "beautiful", "lovely", "gorgeous", "breathtaking". They were words that never seemed...
The Lead Crown: Ch 1b, Martyrdumb (Pt 2)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 1-2, Martyr Dumb The next meeting was far different than the prior ones, but Friar Arlowe was not surprised. He had entered the room and the door closed behind him as he took in the sight of three large Inquisitors....
The Lead Crown: Ch 3b, The Prodigy (Pt 5)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 3-5, The Prodigy Friar Arlowe had expected the Church to come in force, and knew they would be ruthless in their pursuit of anyone named as a heretic, but the complete and unrestrained slaughter they had brought to...