Chapter VII: An Inferno of Terror
**Seventh Chapter** **An inferno of terror** \* _Girls are stupid_. Despite pondering on what had happened this evening with Becka and Lyra, Cinnabar could not come up with a better explanation to rationalise the events that had happened. It could...
Chapter VI: Lake Órlangen
**Sixth Chapter** **Lake Orlangen** \* \* It was around Eight PM when the ferry creaked past Valenhém's harbour, a wall of soldiers keeping away crowds that tried to jump into the water to swim towards them. The sky was still blue, though the area...
Chapter V: Trolls
**Fifth Chapter** **Trolls** \* Cinnabar knew _what_ these unknown warriors were. Not that anyone of his kin - apart from perhaps Duncan - had seen them. He had _read about them though_, in Master Quothinos' book. The three young Rusks had taken...
Chapter VIII - Glennenmor
**Eight Chapter** **Glennenmor** \* "We'll say seven and a half then," Cornelia ended the haggling and placed the Résa on the scale. In return, the old merchant lady gave her the mistletoe bundle and they said farewell. At least Cornelia did, the...
Chapter IV: The Silver Birds
**Fourth Chapter** **The Silver Birds** \* Still an hour later, the good people of Ruskebó knew as little regarding what just had commenced before their eyes. The local council had assembled near the improvised amphitheatre at the northern end of...
Chapter X: Taste of Blood
**Tenth Chapter** **Taste of blood** \* "I want you to know that I am very sorry, Artie," Claudia said as she gently brushed his hair with a comb. "My behaviour today was not befitting a mother. I had... I mean I _have_ the right to be raging and...
Chapter IX: Total Mobilization
** Ninth Chapter** ** Total Mobilization** \* The ground of the square-shaped Plaza of Heroes was consisting of patterns of yellow, brown and black pebbles fitted together, polished completely flat and smooth. At the eastern side it was flanked by...
Chapter III: The Summer Solstice Festival
**Third Chapter** **The Summer Solstice Festival** \* Arthur stormed forward, his feeble little heart racing as he - as always - had found himself between a rock and a hard place. _Don't drop the pie_, _don't drop the pie_,_don't be late_, he...
Chapter II, To Ruskebó and back
** Second Chapter** **To Ruskebó and back** \* "You see Art, dear relative, the armed forces are in need of it. Expansion that is," Cinnabar explained as the two friends rolled the wheelbarrow towards Ruskebó. Or rather, Cinnabar rolled it, while...
Chapter I: In the Backwoods
**MAP: [http://i.imgur.com/U3uzabp.png](http://i.imgur.com/U3uzabp.png)** **First Chapter** **In the Backwoods** **\*** It took less than five seconds for Owin's flowerbeds to shatter and collapse, as the uppermost shelf was broken in half from the...
Under the Polar Lights
**Prologue** **Under the Polar Lights** **\*** Mushroom clouds of fresh snow cascaded behind his feet, particles of dark water thrown into the sky and freezing to shards of ice before landing on the cold, white blanket. He ran on all fours now,...