Ghost in the Stones 1 - Ghost and Rabbit
# Ghost and Rabbit The tiny flicker of a spirit meandered through the town of Three-Peaks, silent and unseen, and careful to avoid the attention of the bright or fell things that likewise roamed that penumbral world between life and death. No few of...
Saving the Sha'khari 1 - Rabbit and Rescue
# Rescue by Rabbit "Stop it!" yelled a teenage girl for at least the third time, growing slightly more exasperated with each repetition. "Stop it, you jerks!" A note of pain had crept into the cry, soon signaled by a string of, "Ow!" "Whazza matter,...
Saving the Sha'khari 2 - The Hard Life and Mentoring
"this is nayeli hope," the sha'khari told them quickly, adding the presents they had brought to the pile, "oro's foster-sister." "now _this_ one i like," her father chuckled with a broad smile, "respectful! thank you for coming."
Curse of Lonely Wood 1 - Road to Lonely Wood
# The Road to Lonely Wood The soft tap of a shovel tamping loose dirt was the only sound to break the silence. Even the wind had grown still, as if in respect of these last rites. A young Lioness, her faded — and now thoroughly muddied — habits...
Saving the Sha'khari 3 - Training and Testing
# Training and Testing As soon as their toes touched the sidewalk at the end of the drive, Oro immediately seemed more relaxed. His foster-sister, on the other hand... "Okay, now what's this about 'demands'? And it had better _not_ involve blood, I...
Saving the Sha'khari 4 - Fighting and Bonding
# Fighting and Bonding He was already sitting down when she got to the cafeteria, with a tray containing only one entree, side, and drink. There was a large sketchbook on the table beside him. Sarahi blinked, and hurried through the line as quick as...
Saving the Sha'khari 5 - Sarahi's Heartbreak
# Sarahi's Heartbreak "Are you sure you want to walk?" Mrs. Swordbright asked Oro as they rolled into her drive, "I don't mind driving you from here." In retrospect, she probably should have swung by _his_ house first, but the Swordbright house was...
Tropical Nights 2 - Nayeli
# Nayeli's Night The taste of the candy coating was delicious on his lips. The fact that he was playing along with this cute little game of hers was even better. The whole evening had been magical, in her eyes, and when Oro gently tugged her to one...
GitS 11 - Guarding the Mountain
# Guarding the Mountain ## Supervisor Sarahi took a deep breath through her nose, appreciating the scent of flowers and clean water that seemed to radiate out from the doors of the lodge. She had always been impressed by how clean and refreshing the...
Saving the Sha'khari 6 - Epilog - Return to the Runepaws' (With Nayeli)
# Epilogue: Return to the Runepaws' (with Nayeli) "Hiii-eee!" Diya greeted them at the door with a cheer, "Welcome back!" "Thank you," Sarahi smiled as the trio of guests filed through the door. "And thank you _very_ much for the invitation," Nayeli...
Ghost in the Stones 3 - Second Sortie
# Second Sortie It took longer than expected. _Much_ longer. Deep White came and went. The spring semester of their senior year started. Despite his repeated threats over the years to drop out the day he turned eighteen, Oro surprised them all by...
Guardians of the Mountain 1 - Back to Work
# Back to Work Breakfast was quicker and quieter than usual, despite Kitt’s happy humming and praise for the taste of the sugar-frosted cereal in front of her. Nobody was in a _bad_ mood, but...“It feels so weird to be going back to classes after all...