Wedding The Dragon
Rubbing sleep out of his eyes, Gil descended the main stairs of his family's manor. A long night of tinkering by lamplight in his workshop had him late for breakfast. With any luck the new lord, his older brother Alphonse, would understand. Gil had...
Where Kitsune Wait (Chapter 1)
Cold autumn wind cuts through my thin travel robe as I ascend the ten thousand steps of an ancient mountain path. I wish for the warmth of furs as bells and chimes sing me a somber song. The twisted branches sway above me and shed the last of their...
Anon Finds a Way (Chapters 1 to 10)
**-CHAPTER 1- The Unforgiven** After a dull day at your warehouse job you trudge through the rain back to your apartment, heavy metal beating into your eardrums to deafen the patter of rain on your umbrella. Living only a mile from work you...
Where Kitsune Wait (Chapter 18)
Warm furs keep the cold edge of winter away. A haze of comfort lingers from my dreams, my tired limbs too heavy to move as I drift into what might be wakefulness. Or perhaps I'm still asleep, caught at the edge of a pleasant dream beneath an old oak...
Where Kitsune Wait (Chapter 17)
Saki and I make our way through the halls of the main building, my hand happy to be in hers. Especially with the frosty mountain night truly upon us. We walk by the blue light of smokeless lamps set high up and casting long shadows across the screen...
Sixfold Path Of Submission
The promised time had come. The wanderer walked up the weed strewn path to the old wooden temple, the crumbling walls of the grounds abandoned generations ago. The man's wide brimmed straw hat kept most of the light rain off of his clothes. There...
Where Kitsune Wait (Chapter 11)
I tread across the stone pathways of the kitsune home, my breath curling away in wisps as I stare into the empty communal room. A pot hangs above an untended fire. I count only two cushions laid out, so I leave before whoever was cooking comes back....
Anon Finds a Way (Chapter 14)
**-CHAPTER 14- Do You Close Your Eyes?** Anya pulls you along, pushing the door halfway open before using her hip to bump it the rest of the way. Inside, her music room isn't quite what you expected. There's no memorabilia on the walls...
Where Kitsune Wait (Chapter 10)
I barely sleep, the night restless and a test of my will. I spend much of it with my back to that solid wall, thinking about what I've done. About what I've avoided. After the talk with the two kitsune, it's clear I have to be honest with myself and...
Where Kitsune Wait (Chapter 5)
My eyes open to dim light and stabbing pain. Lingering wisps of a pleasant dream and the weary weight of my body clashing bitterly, yet not everything in existence causes me misery. Even if it's not bright summer day of my dreams I have the warmth of a...
Where Kitsune Wait (Chapter 12)
Desert wind and dust batter my clothes, slipping into my boots despite the wrappings on my legs. I keep walking the trail, thoughtless persistence pushing me ahead as the sun dips behind the ragged rocks, taking away merciful warmth. Winter is harsh,...
Red, White, And Silverblossoms
She wore red, he wore white, and together they absconded from the revelry hoping no one would notice. The music in the palace's ballroom chased man and dragon out into the hall. She stopped them out of earshot and just before a turn in the glowing...