Dry Eyes, Cold Hearts (Ch. 10)
Morning was harsh, blisteringly hot as Belluosus's burning glare baked the land to a crisp. The wood was stacked high for Saccularius's funeral pyre, and a great feast was in the last stages of preparation. Kage slept uneasily, and woke with a start...
Dry Eyes, Cold Hearts (Ch. 2)
Kage walked away from the fire pit with an odd sense of detachment. He recognized that, in two hours when Solus set and Belluosus dawned, he would begin a fight that could easily end with his death. Someone pressed a rough, flat edged stone into his...
The Cold and The Rain
Cold and The Rain "_I trusted you..."_ A voice whispered at the edge of my hearing, soft and sad. I was dreaming something strange, a twisted nightmare composed of cold expectations. "_I trusted you..."_ I was alone. Alone and cold in the rain....
Dry Eyes, Cold Hearts (Ch. 9)
She left the camp under cover of pale sunrise, silently padding through the trees. She didn't really _need_ to sneak, but it was good practice, and she loved nothing more than to surprise the lookouts. One in particular, she knew had a crush on her,...
Soul Searching (Ch. 8)
As he sank into her mind, he felt her falling with him. Kalokin whispered something in a language long thought dead, there was a snap, and then he felt solid ground again. He was surrounded by concrete; Tall, square buildings reached up to claw at the...
I'm sure Kalokin has a plan (Ch. 7)
Kalokin was a damn good thief; there was no lock that could hold him, no spell, no binding so complete that he could not wiggle his way free. Shelandra knew this, but even so, she was surprised it had taken this long for him to escape. She was sprawled...
Dreaming of Nightmares (Ch. 5)
Shouyousei's eyes refocused as he claimed her mouth with his, and she lost any chance to ponder what had just happened. His exact words were lost to her... but she remembered. Beautiful. She was beautiful, and he didn't want her to change. She believed...