Quest (Kreet 19)
In fact, someone did try to mess with her later that night. She'd gone out to dump the dirty, bloody water out when a figure approached from the side of the Tavern. He must have thought he was sneaking up on her, she thought, but Kreet spotted him...
Seeing Red (Kreet 18)
A month later, the promise became moot. Ashley came to her one morning, before the others had risen, with the news that she was not pregnant. Kreet tried to share her relief as best she could, but inwardly she could not. For a month she had seen a...
Adoption (Kreet 17)
In the end, Kreet did manage to improvise a modified version of her plan for the lavatory, and all agreed it was ingenious. Just inside the door she had Nick build a little trough of sorts, which sloped down to a tube made of sheep's bladder, which in...
Wench (Kreet 16)
Kreet settled into her new life at the Wicked Serpent quickly enough. It didn't take her too long to learn most of the drinks and food on the menu, and she had fashioned three identical and quite interesting uniforms for herself as well, using the...
Excommunicated (Kreet 15)
Kreet found herself outside of the Monastery, stripped of her clerical robe, title, and alone. As she walked past the house where Karl and Vosa lived, she thought for a moment that she saw Vosa looking out at her before the window shade was drawn. On...
Letting the Days Go By (Kreet 14)
The wedding of Karl and Vosa went without a problem, and if there was a coldness between Vosa's First and Karl's First, it wasn't noticed by anyone but themselves. As planned, Karl and his wife moved into the shack outside the Monastery and made a home...
Counsellor (Kreet 12)
Counselor The man that Kreet, Karl, and Brand knew as their Master was far more than a simple tutor to the three Acolytes. Because of the unique nature of the Clerical calling, he had to know as much about them as he could. He was their tutor,...
Covet (Kreet 11)
Mekelson remained in the Monastery for another two days, and Kreet kept herself scarce during that time - going out of her cell only when she really needed to. She caught sight of him only once, and that from across the grounds when the man was talking...
Attack (Kreet 10)
In fact, it was almost a year and a half later before the wedding was announced. In the world that Kreet lived in, such young marriages were not unusual. Common wisdom was "If you're old enough to 'do it' you're old enough to be a parent". The fact...
Brand (Kreet 9)
In fact it took more than a week before her eyesight had fully recovered. Karl had, of course, received suitable punishment for casting such a spell untutored, but it was nothing compared to his own self-recrimination. During that week he was at...
Guiding Bolt (Kreet 8)
Kreet lay awake in her cell for a long time that morning before finally succumbing to nervous exhaustion. Becoming an officially recognized Acolyte was reason enough. Knowing the Abbot supported that decision was even more inspiring. But for all that...
Cleric (Kreet 7)
She left her cell in the early morning hours to the call of the religious service held at that hour. She liked this time of day. The other monks, even the most fervent, were barely awake and went through the motions of the service as if sleepwalking....