“Terror in Redcrest! Hear all about it!” Some of the Shard’s inhabitants continued on their way, but the crier’s small crowd grew slowly as he regaled the neighbourhood’s citizens of the goings on without. “Court Wizard Yvena has been outed as a traitor by Rell’s Heroes!” At the mention of the name, a gaggle of […]
“Excuse me?” Virtue turned, casting an eye behind him to determine the question’s source, before lowering his eyeline to regard the young boy tapping on his armour. The knight smiled, showing pointed teeth, a helmet tucked under one arm and the other hand resting on the pommel of his sword. “Yes, my friend?” The young
Mara shook her head. “No way.” A chorus of groans and jeers erupted out of the other children. “Go on!” “Chicken!” “Mara’s too scared!” She furrowed her brow and crossed her arms. “I’m not going down there,” she said, “people don’t come back from the Warrens.” “My cousin says he has a friend that went
“What?!” Helga couldn’t make out anything over the winds whipping around her and the din of driving rain. “I said pull her down!” yelled the captain, “We can’t make it through this!” “Down’d be the heart of the storm, cap’n!” the dwarf cried. “Do it!” There was a crack of lightning to starboard, and the
Viana’s eyes blinked open slowly as she came to, and she winced first with the bright noon sunlight from above, then second with the searing pain in her chest. Covering her eyes with one hand, she rolled onto her side then jolted with a sharp pain as the bolt in her heart moved against the
Still shut. The woman had been gone for a while, Harlan thought. What was taking so long? He scratched the backs of his hands idly as he stared unblinkingly at the heavy oak door. When was she coming back? What if He didn’t want to see him? Then what? What if— The door grated against
Telara breathed in deeply, a slow smile spreading across her face. Aeon’s air had that same electric taste to it as the rest of the Starscape, blended with the tang of the city’s ambient magic, and the first lungful was always special. The wizard knelt down, twisted a face of the brassy cube at her
“So what do you think?” Karith’s eyes darted around, trying to determine the context for Sargon’s question. A few of the ship’s crew were chatting idly in the far corner as they ate, occasionally erupting in a burst of laughter. She’d been around the Walrus’ crew long enough to know there was nothing concerning. “About
Encora Rise. The approaching aetherrail glid softly into up to the platform, heralded by the shimmering tone of the engines accompanied by a low whoosh of air and the rustle of waiting commuters rising to their feet. The carriage doors slid open, and a robed dark elf stepped off the vehicle, wincing as the afternoon
Garth sighed and stood to his feet, pushing open the bedroom door and trudging down the hallway towards the small cottage’s kitchen. “Gods damn it, Beth, what is it?” he said. A blanket of warm air enveloped the thin man as he entered the kitchen. By the window, his steely-haired wife stood with crossed arms,
