Heart of the Forest ~ Chapter 16
_Day 47_ _Midday_ _ _ _I do not know how long she stayed with me. I drifted off to a dreamless sleep, and when I awoke, the sun had crossed the sky and I was alone again, or as alone as I may ever be with this strange half-bond between us. Even...
A Fox in Wolves Clothes: Part 1.2 - A Canine's Welcome
Anzou tried several times to walk away from the body but never made it far. It pulled at him and no matter what ideas and thoughts he tossed around in his mind the same one rose to the surface. He had to take care of it, give it the right way to leave...
Heart of the Forest ~ Chapter 11
_"Look at you. You look just like her. Can't you see? My, my, what a little beauty..." This voice was felt more than heard, an essence without substance, a timbre without the notes to carry it. The words carried relief yet, at the same time, a deep,...
The Thief and The Assassin: II
That summer, the campaign season had begun. Armies marched to war, armour clanking and pennants streaming. This particular war was taking place between the southern countries of Olvar and Abbas. Olvar was warring with Abbas as the Archduke Edmun...
Ghost of a Rose ~ Chapter 7
Markus tried not to scratch beneath the collar of his shirt again, after having struggled with the fitting of the outfit so much that he had had to call for the help of the carriage driver. As soon as he had stepped out, he could feel the difference in...
Heart of the Forest ~ Chapter 12
He did not have the energy or ability to bathe himself. Lannon stood at the river, the same section of gravelly bank that he had visited nearly every day for the past month: there was the curve in the flow upstream, the cut-bank on the opposite side...
Ghost of a Rose ~ Chapter 4
Markus rested his paws behind his head and breathed out a deep, shivering sigh, just to draw back in another lungful of the sweet summer air immediately after. The enclosing walls of the manor house about the courtyard meant that wind rarely swept its...
Sands and Songs
The desert winds were harsh today. Far worse than normal. But then again, Kethir never really knew what was normal here. Coming this far west was a big mistake. He had no guide, no ride to the city, no idea how to navigate such strange and shifting...
Light Bane: Chapter 29
“Zenithia, I need that sword!” demanded Adeline as she pushed away an advancing undead, which fell and crumbled away. “Give me a moment!” said Zenithia as she started glowing. Hans already got the situation handled. He realized that he did not need...
Light Bane: Chapter 10
The port town of Pol Hain was a major trading hub for ships travelling between the Northern and the Southern Region, along with being the main gate of the Western Region by sea. The town,...
Ghost of a Rose ~ Chapter 3
A ghost swept between the trees, light and silent, little more than a gust of wind not even rustling the low-hanging branches. Overhead across a sea of blue-black velvet shimmering with reflected light the twin moons hung side by side, locked still in...
Heir of Juinkarr: Darkest Hour
"Though they are supposed to be the most feared of all Shadowspawn species, very little is truly known about the creatures generically referred to as 'demons' [or 'Gatekeepers', as some sources from the Third Age indicate they liked to refer to...