The Fox General: One Day of Decadence
One Day of Decadence. Yawning, I awoke covered in red, silk sheets and felt like a true King, or Alpha, as the wolves prefer. Stretching my leg, I gently scratched Galip around his ear, who was quietly sleeping on a lounge positioned at the foot of...
The Fox General: Ceasefire
Ceasefire Word that a ceasefire had been declared was a relief to the soldiers. It could be seen in how they composed themselves with their backs straightened and their heads held high. Peace was still not confirmed but in their minds they could see...
Freedom in Love
Crouching low, I sniffed at the sandy dirt. A heavy scent wafted from the east with the wind; earthy and musky. Wolves, at least two of them, and I could smell that they were interested in more than just the reward on me. They might just dare violate...
Vassalized Earth: Anxiety
Anxiety My predicament flashed by in my mind over and over. It was so ridiculous, almost contrived, that I had to keep refreshing my memory of it to remind myself that it was real. I was having drinks in a private booth at one of the most prestigious...
The Heir: Father
Father An endless web of wires and tubes latched onto Grand Duke Aloth t’Osgar’s body, making him look more machine than Regulian. He looked awful, but not nearly as awful as the siblings had expected. Somehow, despite a breathing tube...
The Heir: Haven
# Haven Light poured into Primath’s berth, immediately waking him from his slumber. His eyes ached and he covered them up with his paws. “We’re in orbit around the Grand Duchy of Haven, your shuttle is ready, sir.” Primath didn’t know which of...
The Heir: Waiting
# Waiting Quroth cackled, slapping at the leather seat he was lounging in as he scratched the datapad, replaying the video. …The worst t'Osgar… The woman's teeth clicked on the 's', right before exhaling the 'gar,' with sheer contempt. “Are you...
The Heir: In Play
# In Play Quroth sat back in the lounge couch that trailed along the wall of the VIP room in a tight U. The room was dimly lit with soft music playing, not the kind of thing that would normally get a club bouncing but the kind of stuff one...
The Chained Geomancer: Training
Training There were no dreams when I fell onto the mattress and collapsed into sleep, at least nothing that I could remember. A comforting darkness enveloped me, lulling me into the warm embrace of a dreamless sleep. Whether the mattress...
The Heir: Coffee Break
# Coffee Break “I hope you all like coffee!" Daglow announced, carrying in a tin campfire percolator that looked like something out of an old Earth movie about humans on horsebacks with old-timey pistols. The solarium looked out onto the fields,...
The Heir: Back to Regulus
The charter ship back was soaked with silence. Neither Primath, nor Uloth, nor Daglow, who had opted to join the trip much to the other’s chagrin; saw fit to discuss matters of the estate and retired to their bunks in solitude. For Primath, the only...
Jumped Up [COMMISSION]
Jumped Up The grate came loose with relative ease. Infiltration had been achieved. The mission had begun. But that wasn’t the true danger. Steven held the grate between his hands, staring at the mesh of metal. His body began to sweat and his...