The Masquerade part 3: Hunting
Perique sprinted out of the castle gates, her hooves booming like thunder across the drawbridge for a few long strides before her wings came open and she took to the sky. Flame had said he'd only give her a count of ten from the gates, and she wasn't...
The Masquerade part 2: Serving
Fleeting Flame trotted along the stone corridors with a light, eager step. He had come out tonight assuming that at best he'd find a partner for the usual sort of play, but now he was going to get his absolute favorite fantasy, and with an absolutely...
The Masquerade part 1: Meeting
Perique Blend had been in the ballroom of Castle Blood before. The castle itself stood at the edge the hunting forests, where predators and prey chased each other, but a different kind of predator pursued prey in a different sort of way here. It was,...
Fire and Ice
When the long spring first began to break the ice on the rivers of the outer world, I was born. I broke open the hard shell of my egg, cracking it as the rivers were cracking. Indeed the first sounds I heard were the breaking of the ice outside the...
The Rainbow Serpent
In an upstairs room a young woman sat. The room was small and somewhat cramped. A modest shelf against one wall was filled with books of all sorts, so many that they were stacked on top and spilled onto the floor beneath as well. A smaller shelf held...
Maiden Fair
Her skin was as white as fresh cream, pale and perfect. There were no blemishes, not a mole, not a freckle, and not even the slightest hint of a wrinkle. Her eyes were sky blue, cool and lovely as still forest pools. Her lashes were long and lush, and...