The Lead Crown: Ch 7b, Fallen Idols (Pt 3)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 7.3, Fallen Idols Brody stretched, rolling one shoulder, and then the other before pulling off his shirt. The Doberman kept looking at the door, not because he expected a visitor, but, rather, because it gave him a...
The Lead Crown: Ch 7a, Un-Escaping (Pt 3)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 7.3, Un-Escaping Princess Noriene chose to stand out of the spotlight for once, giving Evelyn and her brother Theo a chance to go through the timult of emotions that had obviously hit them upon their reunion. She...
The Lead Crown: Ch 5b, Convergence (Pt 2)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 5-2, Convergence The group had stayed up late during the night resolving to help Prince Malcom attempt to diplomatically dismiss the Church's soldiers without blood shed. Although the Prince was gone before most of...
"Knocking Down the Fares"
Knocking Down the Fares By E.O. Costello, © 2010 All characters in this story are © E.O. Costello "Steak and eggs for breakfast, Harry. Cookie must figure we're gonna snuff it." Dutch said this to me gloomily as I sat down across from...
The Lead Crown: Ch 5a, What's In a Name? (Pt 1)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 5-1, What's In a Name? Professor Blackburn left the Princess' manor with confidence; the meeting had gone well and he had the buy-in from his allies. The Bear had spent far too many years dealing with the...
The Lead Crown: Ch 4a, It's Pronounced Cameo (Pt 3)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 4-3, It's Pronounced Cameo _Gift-of-the-Earth_ did not travel at his usual spot beside _Metal-Eyes_ that morning; his mind was a jumble with the numerous thoughts that wouldn't leave him alone. It didn't seem to...
The Lead Crown: Ch 4d, En Passant (Pt 3)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 4-3, En Passant The following day's ride was not a pleasant one; Evelyn had no experience managing a steed and was not accustomed to sitting on a saddle for any length of time, let alone hours on end. To make...
The Lead Crown: Ch 4c, Reversal of Fortunes (Pt 1)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 4-1, Reversal of Fortunes If the several days spent healing among the underground church had tested Alarice's patience, then the quiet, shadow-to-shadow movement through Newport's city streets that night tested her...
The Lead Crown: Ch 3c, Making Friends (pt 4)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 3-4, Making Friends Brother Jessen hummed softly to himself as he brought the tin serving tray of full of breakfast down the corridor. Although he was reluctant at first when he heard that the temple was getting...
The Lead Crown: Ch 2a, League of Leaves (Pt 2)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 2-2, League of Leaves Kesst continued to trudge along at the rear of the party. Even if he put aside his concerns over someone catching sight of his wings the dragon still preferred to keep everyone within his field...
The Lead Crown: Ch 1a, Flintlocked and Loaded (pt 5)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 1-5, Flintlocked and Loaded Due to the jail rapidly filling with smoke, there was little time to delay. Kesst followed Sanmer out of the cell and helped usher the rest of the group through the bars. "That everyone?"...
The Lead Crown: Ch 1c, Steam-Punked (pt 2)
Tranquil waters: the lead crown ch 1-2, steam punked although inigo's hesitation in believing the rumor was perfectly reasonable, alarice couldn't have expected the bat to understand because he wasn't "in the know".