The library was open, but no strange teachers lurked there. Instead, an elderly man introduced himself as Sir Zachary, and said he was a retired librarian. Now, he covered the libraries at any of t...
2025-03-18 02:15:42 +0000 UTC View PostThaniel and Eleanor went their separate ways after promising to see each other at breakfast, and Thaniel took Pandy to his room. There, the boy – with great reluctance – pulled out some of the ...
2025-03-14 22:01:45 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as the doors closed behind them, Suzanne stopped, offering the two younger children a deep bow. “I’m terribly sorry,” she said. Her voice was unusual; slightly husky, with a bit of an...
2025-03-13 21:55:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe dining hall contained only three tables for students, and one long table for teachers. Only Eleanor and Thaniel sat at their table, while the other two contained a few older students. No other ...
2025-03-13 04:14:27 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t know,” the god said, eyes narrowing as he stared at Pandy. She was fairly certain this was the first time he’d ever really looked at her, and he seemed to be examining som...
2025-03-12 00:55:45 +0000 UTC View Post<That’s it,> Li said, settling back on her haunches. Her graceful crown of horns gleamed as she stretched her neck toward the sun, closing her eyes in relief. It had taken nearly three year...
2025-03-10 18:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Now that we're well and truly into Lucky Rabbit (I hope you're enjoying it!), I'm going to change tier names and images. I thought I might make the tiers as elements (Fire, Nature, Wa...
2025-03-09 21:13:17 +0000 UTC View PostThaniel spent all of the next day in bed, but by the time lunch came and went, it was obvious to Pandy at least that he had fully recovered. In spite of Timon’s best efforts, the boy whined const...
2025-03-08 00:12:51 +0000 UTC View PostTimon turned out to be a red-haired boy of about fifteen, who was very calm and respectful while Mistress Rose was in the room, but flopped down on the empty bed as soon as he was certain she was g...
2025-03-07 03:15:31 +0000 UTC View PostThaniel didn’t stir until a bell rang, letting everyone know it was time to prepare for dinner. Then he groaned softly, lifting his head just enough that Pandy’s ribs could finally expand into ...
2025-03-05 22:12:01 +0000 UTC View PostThaniel gaped, but the boy who had spent the last few weeks pretending to be a pirate had no chance of resisting the pull of a dark, hidden space. He moved forward, having to crouch only slightly t...
2025-03-04 21:07:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe school really was a miniature Condor. In fact, if Pandy had been dropped into the entrance hall and someone told her this was Condor, her only response would have been, “It look...
2025-03-03 21:56:06 +0000 UTC View PostLucky Rabbit should now be available to the appropriate tiers. Copper Fuergar get chapters 1-10, Gold and Mithril get chapters 11-30. Mithril will shortly be getting som...
2025-02-28 19:48:31 +0000 UTC View PostI'm volunteering at my daughter's school this morning, but I'll move Lucky Rabbit to the appropriate tiers ASAP when I get back. I'll make a post when it's done, because I don't think it'll noti...
2025-02-28 15:01:10 +0000 UTC View PostKaz sat outside Katri’s hut, reflecting on the difference five years had made. The Longknife tribe had struggled to fit in at first, being pushed back up toward the mid-levels in spite of Ija’s...
2025-02-28 05:05:38 +0000 UTC View PostLi flapped backwards, torn between the desire to defend herself and fear of hurting her maybe-siblings. Even if it turned out these dragons weren’t family, they still bore runes, an...
2025-02-27 01:13:36 +0000 UTC View PostViscid was the worst rune, even in unborn hatchlings. Li focused on the most recent egg the xiyi had brought her, ignoring the deep ache in her dantians and channels, and pushed 2025-02-26 02:43:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's chapter is the first of what I think will be three Li chapters, leading into the final Kaz chapter. Which means TBK will be over by Friday. At that point, I'll give you guys <...
2025-02-25 00:52:59 +0000 UTC View PostThere were so many eggs. Eggs of all sizes and colors filled the vast cavern, and xiyi wound their way through them. Almost all of the female xiyi had stubby wings, whic...
2025-02-25 00:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostWithin fifteen minutes, their carriage was moving ahead, winding through a space just wide enough for their wheels. All around them, other people called out angrily or enviously, but Edgar ignored ...
2025-02-24 06:07:45 +0000 UTC View Post“How did I let you talk me into this?” a deep voice rumbled as a carriage trundled slowly over a too-narrow dirt road.
“How did I talk me into this?” a much higher-pitch...
2025-02-22 01:24:23 +0000 UTC View PostDihe usually won any disagreements between his siblings by the simple tactic of sitting on them. This was particularly effective on his white-furred sister, Jiu, who remained the smallest of the fi...
2025-02-21 02:33:09 +0000 UTC View PostLianhua laid face down on the floor, feeling the pressure of the Emperor’s power surrounding her. She had never felt such strength from a human being before, not even her grandfather, and some tr...
2025-02-20 06:09:11 +0000 UTC View PostOgden sighed, thrusting his lock-pin through the chain he used to raise and lower the platform. No one had howled for him, so he had a moment to rest, and he glanced around before touching the meta...
2025-02-19 03:39:45 +0000 UTC View PostShe had waited as long as she could, but new howls were rising up from the mid-levels and the Deep. Supposedly, there was a whole city in the mid-levels, and it had once been occupied by the beasts...
2025-02-18 03:06:41 +0000 UTC View PostPandy had spent hours poring over zone maps from Gacha Love, including the ones for Condor, but she had no idea what to expect when they arrived at Falconet. Thaniel had fallen asleep some...
2025-02-17 06:01:41 +0000 UTC View PostShom shifted the pack on her back awkwardly, feeling like the nineteen-year-old girl she’d been when she first stepped foot into the mountain, rather than the woman she’d become over the course...
2025-02-15 02:57:55 +0000 UTC View PostShe felt like a fool. When Kaz returned, alive and well, with more power than she’d ever felt in anyone before, Katri had actually dared to hope. Her brother was back, and he’d stopped pretendi...
2025-02-13 23:13:27 +0000 UTC View PostOnce Gaoda and his father were gone, the atmosphere among the humans grew noticeably more comfortable. Even Zaixiang Wufong relaxed somewhat, though his dark eyes lingered on Kaz and Li a little to...
2025-02-12 22:46:24 +0000 UTC View Post<It’s time,> Li said, lifting her head from Kaz’s chest. Kaz didn’t need to sleep, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t, so he slept with Li each night, sharing dreams of flying.
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