Mongrels and Music- Chapter 1
The miniature hamlet bustled with activity. The sun's punishing rays were blocked by the horizon, offering the scaly little inhabitants a reprieve from the day's heat. They crowded the few streets at this time of growing shadows, croaking to one...
The Dragon Tamer- In the Serpent's Gaze
"Things aren't going as planned," Jasper growled under his breath. "You know how much I hate it when things don't go by the plan." Crouched behind the bushes of the tree line, he squinted to see across a vast field. Not that it would help him see...
The Dragon Tamers- The Call
\*The Call\* "I heard that I make you nervous." "Well, someone in this group needs to question your sanity once in a while, S're, or I fear you'll get us all into more trouble than we're looking for." Leaning back in a rickety old chair he...
Mongrels and Music- Chapter 5
A stream babbled beside Kupper as it rolled down the hill he was strolling up. Weaving his way through the tall trees with their thin stalks– their thick bushy tops preventing most undergrowth– he paused and peered around curiously. He had not traveled...
The Dragon Tamers- Cost of a Bounty
The patter of a soft rain on the roof made her aware of… a haze. A buzz in her… somewhere. Everywhere. Blinking awake, she stared at the ceiling for a moment before peering around their home, noticing Jasper's hunched back, sitting on the...
Mongrels and Music- Chapter 4
The heat of midday found him a good distance from that place. His long legs gave him a particularly brisk stride and his hairless body released the heat easily so he could keep going long into the day. His heritage had granted him two hearts and an...
Mongrels and Music- Chapter 3
Her breathless plea made his head snap back as though she had struck him. With wide eyes, he stared down at her as if he couldn't believe what he had heard. Blinking a few times to clear his mind, he took a deep breath before releasing her and stepping...
The Rat and the Dragon- Chapter 5
A dull pounding in her head brought Cylthan back to consciousness. Eyes fluttering, she felt so uncomfortable. Her arms were tied painfully tight behind her, even her fingers. Those didn't hurt quite as bad as one would think if they were broken....
The Dragon Tamers- The Girl in the Snow
The dark, heavy clouds finally let loose their frigid load with the gray of day. Jasper had dreaded this. Hardly did the wind rustle the fat flakes that came down in thick, silent sheets, but that was a small comfort. It covered the landscape rapidly,...
The Dragon Tamers- From the Start
Before humans were a glimmer in the eye of evolution, there existed a group of 7 godly beings that had taken an interest in the physical realm. They focused their gaze upon a new world, young and hot, and found themselves drawn to it. They allowed it...
In the Enemy's Territory #25
Most of the trees had changed through their myriad of colors and were nearly naked, etching up the dreary horizon in only a few weeks. Then, the first snow had lightly blanketed the land during the night. The pack woke to the sparkling landscape,...
In the Enemy's Territory #22
Snapping awake, Jack gasped and stared at the ceiling of the medical room. "Oh, shit, I'm alive," he breathed with relief before his eyes rolled up and he groaned in pain. "I would hope so, otherwise I'm just pumping blood into a corpse." ...