Kaz and Lianhua reached the husede at the same time. Lianhua’s hands grasped those of the other female, pulling them away from the pedestals even as the hum began to rise. Kaz, who had u...
2024-02-16 22:40:04 +0000 UTC View PostA kobold, two husede, one human, and a dragon raced through trembling halls. Once, they had to clear the remains of a doorway out of their path, and twice they met other husede, w...
2024-02-15 19:41:25 +0000 UTC View PostImmediately, Kaz released his hold, internally relieved as the alarming red shade of the female’s skin began to fade back to its normal iron gray. He maintained a fierce snarl as he looked at Eri...
2024-02-14 19:31:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe stairs curved as Kaz ascended, vanishing only twenty steps ahead of him. The slope was steep, and though Lianhua hadn’t seemed heavy when Kaz picked her up, by the time he had passed four sho...
2024-02-13 19:39:48 +0000 UTC View PostKaz instantly backed up a step, his gaze darting between the male and the formerly dark hallway ahead. Should he run for it? If so, which way should he go? This being had helped Kaz the last time t...
2024-02-12 18:37:09 +0000 UTC View PostZhangwo turned away from Lianhua, taking two long strides back to the place the image of the mountain had hovered. He fiddled with the rings on his fingers, and the mountain reappeared, just as cle...
2024-02-09 18:54:40 +0000 UTC View PostKaz had been watching through Li’s eyes the entire time he climbed the stairs. He thought this staircase was a little shorter than the one between the mines and the yumi pools, but it co...
2024-02-08 21:22:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis tunnel was the first one that had no exits at all. That and the fact that it did, in fact, grow smaller and smaller as Li progressed made the dragon wonder if she had made the right choice in ...
2024-02-07 19:05:24 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, the world was filled with red, and as it reformed, Kaz saw that wherever the platform was taking him, there were a few blurry figures already present. In fact, one seemed to walk right ...
2024-02-06 20:35:00 +0000 UTC View PostBehind him, jar after jar popped as their contents overheated, sending stone lids flying through the air after him. The air was filled with roiling black smoke and the roaring of flames mingling wi...
2024-02-05 20:42:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe symbols on the baskets to his left changed twice more, and a quick glance inside them revealed first raw diamonds, and then small pieces of some black metal. It was only when he attempted to pi...
2024-02-02 22:47:43 +0000 UTC View PostKaz rolled wildly, trying to cover his face as he was blown away from the exploding door. Heat stung his body, but the ki he had used to reinforce his skin before throwing himself to the ground see...
2024-02-01 20:28:30 +0000 UTC View PostThere were already a great number of kobolds heading for the niu cavern, and as more continued to pour in, Kaz realized that there must be far more of the interconnected fields than he had...
2024-01-31 21:21:17 +0000 UTC View PostOn a level high above Kaz, Li raced into a hallway, as perfectly rectangular as the ones that led from staircase to staircase in the mid-levels, though only a quarter the size. Her wings flapped, a...
2024-01-30 20:26:29 +0000 UTC View PostKaz closed his eyes, a hundred thousand memories flashing through his mind. The looks of pitying disdain on the faces of other kobolds whenever they met his tribe. The respect and even affection wi...
2024-01-29 20:06:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Have you seen or tried these new snacks? They are real (though I've obviously made some alterations). My husband says they're tasty, though they're too sweet for me. (But then, so are Hostess(tm) c...
2024-01-28 23:18:11 +0000 UTC View PostI've now written more than a quarter of a million words of Broken Knife. Yay! For that, I give you young puppy Kaz, from back before the Broken Knives left the Deep, along with his father,...
2024-01-27 12:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe trip was surprisingly long, and Kaz and Nogz passed through three more caverns just like the first, right down to the blue and yellow crystals in the ceiling, and the broad pools filled with
The space beyond was small and dark, and though Kaz froze, finger extended and ears perked, he couldn’t hear anything to indicate that anyone or anything had heard the soft rasping of stone again...
2024-01-25 19:19:00 +0000 UTC View PostInstantly, sound and clarity returned to their bond, and Kaz saw and heard exactly what Li did.
A slim, furless hand reached in between the rim and the lid of the gleaming red box, bizarrely ...
2024-01-24 18:51:41 +0000 UTC View PostHoyi were stubborn creatures, but not irrationally so, like the zhiwu. Once Kaz was far enough up the stairs that there was no way he presented a threat to their queen any longer,...
2024-01-23 19:06:36 +0000 UTC View PostMost of the hoyi were warriors and workers, but there were two other types Kaz hadn’t seen anywhere in the nest. The first were even smaller than the workers, and had wings, flying from ...
2024-01-22 21:04:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe round tunnel was as straight as Dett had told him it would be. It intersected with a multitude of other passages, but never deviated from its path. More than once, workers scurried out of a tun...
2024-01-19 20:10:10 +0000 UTC View PostThey were deep in the huyi nest before they saw another of the warrior bugs. This one was walking, apparently aimlessly, its long antennae tapping the floor and walls as it passed. It was ...
2024-01-18 19:53:10 +0000 UTC View PostOften, when I get a story idea, there's a particular scene that pops into my head. Everything else just kind of forms around that, explaining how and why it happened, as well as when happens after....
2024-01-17 20:28:15 +0000 UTC View PostWhether because he didn’t want to leave his peaceful dreams of flying, or because of the silence of the den, Kaz didn’t wake until the deep, rolling chime ran out again. He opened his eyes, fin...
2024-01-17 20:14:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe miner’s ‘den’ had no huts, just areas where males piled together like exhausted puppies. There was nowhere for food to be stored or cooked, and no sign of fire or pots. Dim red crystals l...
2024-01-16 21:11:31 +0000 UTC View PostTime seemed to still. At his side, Surta stood frozen, his mouth twisted in what was probably supposed to be a reassuring smile. Dax was hunched near the other side of the square, as far from the o...
2024-01-15 20:06:42 +0000 UTC View Post*WARNING* I don't do this often, but there is a brief description of what could be seen as torture in this chapter (not Kaz, don't worry). Kaz lea...
2024-01-12 20:39:35 +0000 UTC View PostKaz had been both right and wrong. It really was a city, but it wasn’t ruined. The buildings were sturdy and well-maintained, looking much like the ones in the Deep, except that they wer...
2024-01-11 19:35:31 +0000 UTC View Post