Thin Ties: Pt. I
Thin Ties Pt. I Pinefall is a little town in Northwestern California, past the San Francisco Bay, past the Mendocino Redwoods, past even Eureka. It is so far North, in fact, that it borders on being an Oregon town. Pinefall is squirreled away...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 25
Chapter 25: The Wedding Feast So it was that the royal wedding came to pass. It had arrived on short notice, and just on the heels of the Lord Khiifa's funeral, leaving the beasts with very little time to prepare. The main keep had been a source of...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 24
Chapter 24: The Pyre The attempt on Besegrare's life was on everybeast's mind the next morning. Word had spread quickly, but the identity of the assassin was yet unknown. This had aroused serious suspicion. Who could have done such a thing? The wolves...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 23
Part 3: The Storm Breaking Chapter 23: The Attempt Many beasts now roamed those halls who had lost their trust in Besegrare. He had been welcomed to the crown as a hero, because of the tyrant he'd slain. But they had never examined whether the...
The Wolves of Gryning: A Vixen's Tale Pt. III
Interlude A Vixen's Tale - Continued "That's enough for now," Jula said. The vixen stood and cracked her back loudly, then yawned. Luna put down her pen. She stretched her hands, feeling the muscles twitch. The sheaf of papers next to her had...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 22
Chapter 22: The Red Warrior in the Southern Kingdoms They sailed a day. Finally the Conqueror passed between the channel where they would make their first stop. The cliffs of the Fractured Isle formed a distant wall to their right, the coast of the...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 21
Chapter 21: New Branches, Old Roots Aside from the king and his advisor, Tehlina was the first beast in Gryning to hear the news. She hadn't properly steeled herself and it came like a slap across the face. She recoiled on her cushion, nearly spilling...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 20
Chapter 20: Love and Desire "Do you need another pillow?" Tehlina held the plump cushion towards the aging Grehn, but he shook his hands. "I'm comfortable enough," he said, but the response made Tehlina frown. She put her hands on her hips and...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 19
Chapter 19: Death of the Firstborn Now our story comes again to Vacka, who during this time was not inactive. After emerging from the tomb with Morgara in his possession, his time had come to use it. His singular focus was restoring his mother's soul...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 18
Chapter 18: The Red Warrior's Escape Two days and two nights Valdigt hung suspended in the air. Without food or water she wasted, and felt always the tug of the weights on her. She felt herself sagging against the cuffs, and she chafed and bled....
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 17
Chapter 17: Return to Gryning Rumors of war surrounded the king and his troops when they arrived at Gryning. No news had been sent ahead of his return; and in the king's absence, many wolves and foxes had migrated to Gryning from the cities they'd...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 16
Chapter 16: The Red Warrior Imprisoned The waves became mountains, and all the foam was grass upon the ground. The clouds were storming and the wind whipped the sails forward into frenzy. The little ship was driven up the sides of the mountains,...