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Axiom ~ 27!

  

~ 27 ~

“Artorian! You explain yourself right now!” Yvessa refilled the water cup and handed it over, glaring at him as she waited for an explanation.

“...

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Axiom ~ 26!

  

~ 26 ~

After the expedition team had left, life in the cloister fell into a very predictable daily routine. The Clerics that remained behind, while devout in their faith, s...

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Axiom ~ 24+25!

  

~ 24 ~

The changing of the season was the signal for great activity at the encampment. In particular, it was what people had been waiting for: the majority of the expeditio...

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Axiom ~ 23!

  

~ 23 ~

“Truly, I mean it! It’s the corruption. Allow me to explain.” Beginning his breakdown of the next topic, Artorian took another bite of his meal. “I...

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Axiom ~ 22!

  

~ 22 ~

“Good morning, old man! How are you feeling today?” Yvessa carried the steaming bowl into the ‘medical tent’, the flap pushed aside by her elbow. The full-ra...

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Axiom ~ 21!

  

~ 21 ~

Tarrean heard a hug-in-progress and cringed. Likely because he was still envisioning the old man half-naked; that view was going to scar him. 

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Artorian ~ 20!

  

~ Twenty ~

Tibbins waited in front of the Head Cleric’s tent, ready with the report of the first week. What a week it had been. In fact, Tibbins was convinced that this w...

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Artorian ~ 19!

  

~ Nineteen ~

“Well I’d say I’m not clever, but I am hardy.” A feminine voice replied from the corner, one of the young Clerics that had been injured in the fray. View Post

Artorian ~ 18!

  

~ Eighteen ~

Artorian would say he was having terrible dreams; except he was very much awake, and they weren't dreams. His perception dabbled in a deep void, bound...

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Axiom ~ 17!

  

~ Seventeen ~

Cleric Tibbins was confused, but dismissed the warning. He was evaluating one old man, not something that was exactly hard to do. “It’s not dange...

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Axiom ~ 16!

  

~ Sixteen ~

Head Cleric Tarrean was pleasantly leafing through real paper once more in his personal tent. Smooth, crisp, light paper. None of this awful vellum...

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Axiom ~ 15!

  

~ Fifteen ~

The mental space collapsed into kaleidoscopic memories behind him, and every step forward pulled forth ideals, beliefs, and remembrances. This path he now walke...

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Axiom ~ 14!

  

~ 14 ~

The Elder continued rising from the depths of the small coma he had been trapped within. 

“You win this one as well, shiny sky orb.” The old man kept ...

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Axiom ~ 13!

  

~ Thirteen ~

“Alright recruit. Once again, from the start.” Armored fingers drummed with delicate impatience on the extended table in the salt village longhous...

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Axiom ~12!

  

~ Twelve ~

The Elder knew something was off as soon as he resurfaced. A smell in the air… it was wrong. His first breath of what should have been crisp air, inst...

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Axiom ~ 11!

  

~ Eleven ~

Ideas bloomed in the sproutling’s thoughts. The plan was straightforward: make it to the cave, get the secrets, get home before morning meals. The old man just...

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Axiom ~ 10!

  

~ Ten ~

Crickets chirped in the dark when the kids snuck in through the Elder’s window. They each hopped onto the floor, in turn shushing the next one as their feet crunc...

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Axiom ~ 9!

Double chapter Monday! No real reason :P


  

~ Nine ~

The bonfire dance was a total success. Excess wood that had been stuffing the storage site was retrieved ...

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Axiom ~ 8!

  

~ Eight ~

Elder Switch was seething. Her vision snapped to various members of the village, each of whom felt their laughter die when their chortling was noticed by...

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Axiom ~ 7!

  

~ Seven ~

A coordinated hive of activity and gossip. Those were the only words that could be used to describe the bustling longhouse. Actually, perhaps a chicken coop; one ...

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Axiom ~ 6!

  

~ Six ~

The Elder appeared both sad and angry at the same time, causing the children to move away and give him some distance. When he noticed the change in elbow room, he s...

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Axiom ~ 5!

  

~ Five ~

Of course, the oldest was muscling his way through life! Everyone in his previous peer group was already off on the flats, and he had nobody his own age t...

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Axiom ~ 4!

  

~ Four ~

The children didn’t know where the sudden cold shiver running down their spines came from; given they were all plenty warm under the sun. Aside from the momentar...

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Axiom ~ 3!

  Double chapter Monday! Woo!

~ Three ~

Past the bend of the nearest birch forest, a rather sizable caravan waited near a hastily hidden raider encampment. Lit torches hung fr...

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Axiom ~ 2!

  

~ Two ~

*Shkrack*! A thin wooden cup crashed against the wall in the village longhouse, fragmenting into sizable chunks. The Elderly, bossy voice shrieked; releasi...

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Axiom ~ 1

  

~ One ~

*Thunk*. The old warrior woke from a deep sleep with a pained jerk, his latent nightmares still sending the word ‘Traitor’ ringing through his...

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Axiom ~ prologue

 

~ Prologue ~

“Sir!”

A man in his early thirties looked up from the map he and a few others were pouring over, and could instantly see that the messenger had serious and...

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Bibliomancer ~ 19!

  

~ Nineteen ~

“Novice Mages Sam_K and Finneas Laustsen,” the Archmage intoned, his greasy voice send...

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Bibliomancer ~ 18!

 

~ Eighteen ~

They made it back through the gates fifteen minutes before full dark set in. Cutting it close, c...

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Bibliomancer ~ 17!

  

~ Seventeen ~

The trek back to the city was, for the most part, uneventful. The party walked at a leisu...

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