I jolted awake when the room’s door opened. Half buried under me, Seyari twitched then shoved me off her with surprising strength. It was enough that I tumbled over and caught her wing while my t...
2024-09-03 02:38:19 +0000 UTC View PostA few very long days ago…
Joisse crunched her way through days-old snow on the road back to town, hands stuffed into her pockets despite how the woolen cap made her forehead itch. ...
2024-08-25 22:16:17 +0000 UTC View PostDid Sey and I waste time having more than a little fun?
…Probably.
I’m gonna regret this, aren’t I?
When we emerged from the… enlarged cave system, Quiraxa was wa...
2024-08-20 04:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post“So let me get this straight,” Paula said slowly, gesturing forward with both gloved hands. “You want to start building something in the dead of winter when half the town’s burned down.” ...
2024-08-03 00:30:07 +0000 UTC View Post“And that was how I knew she was still my sister,” Kartania finished.
Gareth stared into the campfire for a long time before responding. “What does this all mean?”
Kartania tilt...
2024-07-21 04:34:15 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: This chapter was another tough one, not to mention a heatwave with no AC and exhaustion after getting home until my body remembered not to be allergic to furry friends that were no longer ther...
2024-07-08 05:04:59 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I really ought to make announcements on the Patreon! For those who don't know, I had an out-of-state wedding to attend into a long-awaited vacation. This chapter is a couple days ...
2024-06-27 05:33:57 +0000 UTC View Post
We didn’t make it far before the ash cloud lowered visibility to nothing. Worse, it carried faint traces of mana, rendering aura sight worthless. Even the shining crimson light from my wings refl...
2024-06-10 02:25:01 +0000 UTC View PostEntering the Sovereign of Conceit’s demesne wasn’t like entering Lilly’s back in Navanaea. Instead of a progressive, soft feeling like a smothering blanket, the edge here was sharp enough to ...
2024-06-05 01:46:30 +0000 UTC View PostImagine how much more pretentious this tale’d seem if I added epigraphs!
-Taava, Bard of Great Renown and Grace
Renna and Sey were gone, Shyll was cowed into ...
2024-05-29 03:54:34 +0000 UTC View Post“You are more than you appear,” Quiraxa said, raising her voice just over the rushing wind.
I looked down at her in my arms; she was already looking away with her chin up. “How do you f...
2024-05-19 03:19:05 +0000 UTC View PostKartania stopped in Norgath for the night. Armor stowed in saddlebags and wearing plain clothes, she’d be tougher to recognize even if she wasn’t ahead of any news. The inn she’d chosen was o...
2024-05-06 21:40:24 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I got back to our shared room, Seyari had come down from her supposed-to-be-secret perch on the roof and was standing out on the balcony. Already, afternoon was turning to evening, though all ...
2024-05-05 18:01:30 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Most of the way through this, I realized I'd said S&S on Friday and SoW on Saturday. So, a bit of a reversal (S&S tomorrow), but for those of you in time zones ahead of me ...
2024-04-27 04:22:59 +0000 UTC View Post
A/N: Sorry for the delay! I don't normally talk about life stuff that comes up, so I won't. But suffice to say, it combined with a busy two weeks of work to create a state where I just ...
2024-04-22 22:49:46 +0000 UTC View Post
It took the better part of half an hour of standing next to her, glowering, before Shyll started cleaning the latrines. She’d absolutely left the moment I’d stopped observing, but I also didn...
2024-04-07 05:16:25 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Made it!! Formatting fought me a little for some reason. Also, S&S out tomorrow night!
What about my title as Sovereign of Wrath?
The t...
2024-03-30 04:16:16 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: We're back! Well, we were back yesterday, but that's S&S and I know my readership rates. More chapter(s) by the weekend. Anywho, chapter below - not gonna keep you.
2024-03-26 22:16:50 +0000 UTC View Post
“I thought I told them to make the doors taller.” I rubbed at my horns, then remembered I was supposed to be professional. Guests claiming to know me in Church iconography and all that...
2024-03-11 00:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostTraining in the morning turned into administrative work by the afternoon, and close to evening, I found myself seated in Astrye’s single surviving, intact inn. Around me were townsfolk, and the c...
2024-03-04 06:50:37 +0000 UTC View PostMy dreams had changed.
The void was now comfort and familiarity, not ice-cold emptiness. Except for tonight. Tonight, in a vivid, lucid dream, I waded through a twisted, hazy landscape. Fires...
2024-03-01 05:22:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Kartania, if you’re willing to work with me, I can get you cleared for promotion back to—”
Kartania punched the stone wall of the barracks, hard enough to split her knuckles open. ...
2024-02-24 07:22:09 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: This chapter's a little on the short side, but there's another on the way tomorrow!
My stop in Linthel went relatively smoothly. Sure, I got a few looks landing outside the ci...
2024-02-23 07:27:22 +0000 UTC View PostTyaniis was a firm believer in the cycle of reincarnation. Not just as a devout of Jaezotl, but on a deep, personal level. Hinssa had passed too soon, but her next life would be full—Tyaniis was ...
2024-02-17 06:42:22 +0000 UTC View PostI started up a spell that would end this fight, but I couldn’t focus with all the noise in my head. Demon Vivian fired another bolt as I dove for the floor.
Spinning, my tail batted it away...
2024-02-16 05:39:49 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: This one's a big'un. SoW's next chapter is mostly finished, despite hangups in a couple of areas and a rather hefty fight scene. More surprisingly, the next Scales & Shadows chapt... 2024-02-15 06:07:59 +0000 UTC View Post
“Have you ever killed someone?”
Arina’s question caught me off guard. “…You know I killed Vivian.”
“The mercenary? No, not like that.” Arina sighed, looking up from the ...
2024-02-08 04:09:05 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: New Sovereign of Wrath chapter is in the works, but this S&S chapter absolutely dominated my writing and editing time, and my headspace. But, it's finally done and I hope you enjo... 2024-02-06 06:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Landing in the garden was immediately followed by a mixed cadre of estate and city guards demanding answers. For the first time in a while, I was glad to be in my human form. That didn’t stop the...
2024-01-31 05:47:48 +0000 UTC View PostHiya folks!
I've had requests (and I am sorry it took this long) for PDFs of the first couple volumes. At first, I wanted to just do a proofread, but then I got into the weeds with...
2024-01-31 05:37:00 +0000 UTC View Post