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...
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 2 - The Hard Life and Mentoring
# The Hard Life and Mentoring He was waiting for her by the front door after the last bell. She thought it was nice not being the first to arrive this time, and fell in step behind him as naturally as if they'd been doing this for years. "How was your...
Ghost in the Stones 4 - A Spell to Generate Lifeforce
"oro ironheart," he answered in his customary growl. the raccoon looked a little dubious at the tone, but again copied the name faithfully. "do you take oro ironheart to be your husband?"
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,...
GitS 10 - Deep White (Part 2)
“thanks,” oro grunted, rolling his eyes as he assumed the duty of following dane’s lead, “oro ironheart. my wife, nayeli, mother-in-law tuli hope, and sarahi, diya, and kylan,” he rattled off hurriedly.
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 5 - Diya
# Tropical Nights 5: Diya's Night "...And no outside food or drink," the guy behind the counter noted offhandedly after ringing them up a two-hour reservation for a room. The Llama was young, and seemed more interested in his phone than the customers,...
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...
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...
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...
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...