Category: Uncategorized
-
Chapter 17: Blood
Theran and Lovac returned with their report a while later, Lovac spoke as soon as the duo approached Caleste and Emmon. “We found bootprints, loads of ‘em. Reckon a force of twenty or so,” he said in his usual clipped tone, “Headed south.” “There’s no sign that they have any mounts,” Theran added, “We didn’t…
-
Chapter 9: Underway
Torvola dragged the heavy trunk from under her bed and unlocked it. The old hinges creaked as she lifted the heavy lid to reveal a set of brigandine armor. Marí raised an eyebrow at the collection and Torvola shrugged, “You don’t think I’d throw away a perfectly good set of armor, would you?” They were…
-
Chapter 8: A Helping Hand
Maelesea, 2 Weeks Later Torvola walked along the desolate coast, picking her way through spindly skeletons of dead trees and the field of debris that still carpeted the ground. She gazed up the hill to her destination: The lord’s keep. Over the last few weeks, people from the surrounding communities began to show up at…
-
Chapter 7: Into the Smoke
“M’lord,” the messenger attempted to bow deeply and ended up falling to his hands and knees, “Thank you for meeting me at this late hour … I’ve ridden all day and all night.” Caleste, Edrahn, her sons, and her advisors all stood in the great hall to hear the messenger that, according to the guards,…
-
Chapter 6: Caleste
Caleston, Irozia Caleste scowled and ran her fingers through her graying hair as she looked down at the papers on her desk. The previous fall had been hard, downright devastating on her countship. Early in the season, storms had ravaged the hills and turned farmer’s fields into a muddy mess. After a week of respite,…
