The Alchemist's Assistant Part 8
Dreams. To a mage, these are simply practice grounds, places to expand on their knowledge gleened throughout the day and to relax and unwind in wonderous surroundings. Darrius was making full use of the relaxing part of his dream, having seen little to...
The Alchemist's Assistant Part 4
The trudge through the marshes was made worse by the light rain in the night, although the term "light" could be used loosely. Paths had sunk into the muck and wouldn't reappear until the sun dried them out several days later, so makeshift paths and...
The Alchemist's Assistant Part 3
The next few days were a blurr of mediocre chores for Darrius, aside from fixing up the fence, sorting the ingredients into sample jars for the shelves and planting new clippings, their was little else to do. Each night he'd settle on the bed, and...
Noir Nights Snippet.
Alex chuckled as he went upstairs with Marcus, having finally shut up shop after a long, hard day. He was finally happy now that he had his cigarettes to help him with the daily problems, and more still, he'd told Marcus that if they hurried upstairs,...
The Alchemist's Assistant Part 2.
Darrius awoke sometime the next day to the smell of reheated stew and small twinges of pain in the small of his back. Most likely from sleeping awkwardly, or in an unfamiliar bed, he thought, remembering for a moment the crisp white sheets and...
The Alchemist's Assistant.
After nearly two weeks of travel, the caravan was only a third of the way to it's destination. It's cargo was mostly passengers and the occasional sack of grain, which, judging by the occasional rustle and black shells moving between the seeds, was...
The Alchemist's Assistant Part 7
As Niles made his way down to his bedroll in the basement, thoughts ran through his head all the way. He has harboured resentment towards Cha'kaar for all these years, his inability to settle in one place for more than a few years caused no end of...
The Alchemist's Assistant Part 6
Cha'kaar had caused a mild panic when the few townies still hanging around were surprised to see him with a grave diggers shovel on one shoulder, and had lept to the natural conclusion that Niles had finally croaked. When he'd waved the them off of...
The Alchemist's Assistant Part 5
Sirus, or Niles as he called himself, was allowed to wander the marshes when his master had no use for him at the time, and was busy tapping his foot slowly in a puddle, a crooked smile framing his face as he watched his reflection dance, just for him....
The Alchemist's Assistant Part 9
It was well into morning before Cha'kaar heard a startled yelp and the familiar thump of someone landing on the floor. Without looking up, he added a little more detail to the diagram he'd been working on. "Slept well, you two?" Darrius gathered the...
The Alchemist's Assistant Part 10
In the short time that Niles and Darrius had been reading and dressing in awkward silence, Cha'kaar had been busy, setting up a crude stand with a piece of spare wood stuck in the middle. A glyph had been carved into it, giving off a warm, soothing...