Black Meridian 08: Rest For The Wicked
**08: Rest for the Wicked** Getting _into_the private room wasn't difficult, a quick bribe to the burly horse guarding the door and Lyric was told to keep his mouth shut and shoved on through. It was the night after the shoot-out with Fletcher's...
Black Meridian 22: Jack in the Box
**22: Jack in the Box** "We'll just have to go without her." Meridian tsked, shuffling back and forth in place, a clipboard in claw, marking off circus tasks. "Damn it Nobu, couldn't you have picked a better bloody time to screw up?" The leopard...
Leviathan 11: White Whale
**11: White Whale** The cabin is quaint enough to strike a chord of nostalgia through Nico's chest. Alaska moves comfortably, he's been here before and obviously feels at home. From his place by the passenger side door, Nico watches the wolf, the...
Leviathan 09: Gospel in Chrome
**09: Gospel in Chrome** "Do you smoke?" Nico hesitates, then leans across the table and accepts the cigarette with two fingers, the way they do in the movies. He's surprised it's the real thing, greenhouse tobacco rolled in crisp paper - a luxury....
A Cure for Tragedy
**Chapter Nine: A Cure for Tragedy** It had been a week since the slaves served nobles at the duel, and Garrett was sick and tired of hearing Bailey cry at night. The wolf had been...well not good, but okay up until then. He'd been managing,...
A Patient Death 03: The Gift of Guilt
**~ Chapter 03: The Gift of Guilt ~** Lord Roland san Estoc did not care for Claude Morgan. He watched him now, resisting the urge to roll his eyes as the Inquisitor studied the clerk's order. His lips moved as he read over the order, the faint sound...
A Work of Fiction
"Come on in." Marley said morosely, before retreating to her lounge room and falling down on the couch. After a second of hesitation Brady stepped inside, shutting the door behind him. Looking around, he surveyed the damage left by the party, still...
A Patient Death: Epilogue
**~ Epilogue ~** _Two Years Later._ Breeze crept into the quiet hall, the torches dim, his knee throbbing distantly. The leg mostly worked as normal now, although the cold tundra of the north sent aching spikes through the joint intermittently. His...
White Noise
_Beep_. _Beep_. _Beep_. That was the first thing Lars heard. Hearing seemed to be his only sense right now. His eyes seemed to be open, but everything in front of him was a blur of greys and whites. Beep. He could hear beeping, but had no idea where...
A Patient Death 19: Friends in Low Places
**~ Chapter 19: Friends in Low Places ~** Erasmus kept his hood pulled low as he and Fenton trailed after Breeze through the narrow Gohdren streets. The wolf was in turn following a lean coyote with a missing eye, his paw always achingly close to the...
Black Meridian 07: Taking Losses
**07: Taking Losses** The studious fox that acted as the Midnight Meridian's doctor tsked as he examined Fletcher's paw, turning it gently in place and keenly watching the coyote's face for signs of pain. When he seemed satisfied he understood the...
Permission
Riley found his second day spent at Lars house downright amusing. It was a Saturday, which meant the whole tiger clan was home. Despite the late night, Henrik and Clara seemed to have felt no need to sleep in late. The fox was awoken briefly at...