The Lead Crown: Ch 9.5b, Shock and Awe
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 9.5, Shock and Awe Tobias had visited the Newport Cathedral often in his youth at the behest of his father. Gabe Severna had been as strict a man as any Tobias had ever met but he had always meant well. Since the...
The Lead Crown: Ch 9.4b, Shock and Awe
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 9.4, Shock and Awe Aodhan and Sister Aurelie did not have long for goodbyes; the conflict in the Church did not wait for them and nor did the Bishop's men delay in their duty to deliver the Sisters Divine to the...
The Lead Crown: Ch 9.2b, Shock and Awe
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 9.2, Shock and Awe Friar Arlowe was far too astute to mistake Inquisitor Ignus' welcoming demeanor as a genuine interest in discussion and far too experienced to think that the Dragon had the capacity to see a point...
The Lead Crown: Ch 9.1b, Shock and Awe
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 9.1, Shock and Awe Realizing that the time for subtlety and indirect action was at an end, Sir Umberto stepped forward from the shadows. "I am Sir Umberto Marino, Church Templar of Graddin and Royal Guard to Prince...
The Lead Crown, Ch 8.6 Malcom (Part A)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 8.6, Malcom (pt A) The words felt odd in his muzzle but Brother Rhys attempted them never the less. He slowly and carefully enunciated each syllable... and the strange run-together syllables seemingly so common in...
The Lead Crown: Ch 8.5c, The Great Illusion
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 8.5, The Great Illusion The attack against the group meant them losing three to their number; not only had Joshew given his life to save Roland but Sandoval and Sanmer were both unaccounted for. The absence of the...
The Lead Crown: Ch 8.5a, Rude Awakenings
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 8.5, Rude Awakenings Theo realized that the journey out of town was no Sunday ride and that, at any moment it was possible that the group would be set upon by men who meant them harm; it was therefore all the more...
The Lead Crown: Ch 8.4c, The Great Illusion
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 8.4, The Great Illusion Sandoval did not return to sleep after the group encountered the Monkey on the road. Whether the primate's information was genuine or counterfeit mattered little; the swords man knew that...
The Lead Crown: Ch 8.4a, Rude Awakenings
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 8.4, Rude Awakenings Princess Noriene held her own council as the party made its way through the sewers. She remained silent partly because she didn't have much to say but mostly because she could barely stand the...
The Lead Crown: Ch 8.3c, The Great Illusion
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 8.3, The Great Illusion Prince Malcom did not bring up the topic regarding what it was he had discussed with the Bishop and Brother Rhys did not figure it was his place to ask. What the Rat DID know however was that...
The Lead Crown: Ch 8.3a, Rude Awakenings
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 8.3, Rude Awakenings Gift-of-the-Earth was thrown into his brother as the entire structure jumped. While the Bear had often heard of loose-tied tents shuddering in a strong wind he had never expected one of the...
The Lead Crown: Ch 8.2c, The Great Illusion
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 8.2, The Great Illusion True to his word, Bishop Fulgaré led Brother Rhys back across the beach through the mulling masses of Wyranese soldiers. Even upon reaching the section of land where the invader's forces came...