My Dream, My Fantasy
I've had this dream, several times now and somehow I know that it's more than just a dream, that it'll some day be real. I dream of a day when I wake up with him, my beautiful crow, in a home of our own without the fear that he'll have to leave...
Into the Blue
As the cool morning breeze drifted through the town of Encarra, Vael and his companions prepared for their journey, each checking their packs for various odds and ends. Alexander studied the edge of his newly sharpened sword with a delicate touch of...
Unbound
The first shreds of dawns light shone across the horizon, setting the sky ablaze with hues of orange and pink. The lapping sound and the salty smell of the breaking waves filled the air around them, a pair of male Kerosai - Hyenas from far to the west...
The Fallen Will Rise
As the morning sun rose, casting it's fiery hue across the eastern sky above the town of Encarra, Vael watched from above, nestled in the branches of one of the forest's towering trees. He'd watched the rise of the sun from up here many times before,...
An Impossible Soul
With the fires of battle behind them, Vael and Alexander had escaped to the concealing trees of the Forest of Souls, the memory of their fallen friend fresh in their minds. Lyran had given everything for them, so that they could live on. The pain...
Shades of Gray
A cool summer breeze filled the room from the large hole in the chamber wall, the scent of smoke from a dozen hearth fires filling the air. Asleep in his bed, Alexander lay curled up beneath the hide blankets, his cloths folded neatly on a nearby...
Two Kings
As the rising sun cast it's first rays what once had been the shattered remains of a kingdom, a cool morning breeze carried the sweet scent of blooming Si`Laan flowers across the city of Meronna. it had been a month since their beloved king Marcus...
The Dreamer Reborn
As the chill of the darkening sea surrounded him, Vael realized his plight. As he sank ever deeper he felt the waters crushing in on him but something compelled him to remain. Even as his lung ached, burning for air he was still, not fighting the pull...
Longing
I lay awake and breathe in, tears rolling down my cheeks as I bury my muzzle in it. To most it's only a coat, only cloth and stitching designed for warmth, but all I can think of now, as I lay clutching it to my chest, breathing the last fading...
I'll be strong for you...
There is a darkness behind the joy you see, but it's a darkness I face for you. Be strong, no tears, you asked this of me the first time we had to part ways and I was, I still am. As we step out the door after so many days of being able to hold you, of...
Home and Harth
The last fading rays of sunlight cast their eerie glow over what once had been a beautiful city, teeming with life. Meronna now stood in ruins, the smell of death, decay and burning flesh filling the air. What few had survived the battle had already...
Distant Dreams
Peering into the vastness of what seemed to be an endless, empty expanse of white marble floors beneath a sky of amber and burning orange hue, Vael could only gaze in awe as he walked. Beside him, towering far above him was the form of a massive wolf,...