“Fine. The answer is destiny.”
The room remains silents besides Allen’s giggles as Alyssa bounces him on a leg, waiting for Aurelius to elaborate. When he refuses to speak after several...
2023-10-26 06:41:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Geneva, get our guest something to drink.” No one should tell a story on a dry throat.
“You called the creature something else before,” he says as she disappears into the kitchen. 2023-10-26 06:41:07 +0000 UTC View Post
As much as I wish Aurelius was only a nuisance, he is also a master caster. Combat isn’t his forte, or so I once heard, but it’s clear that he has experience in battle. But no experience could ...
2023-10-21 09:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostI probably look like an idiot, staring at the guards with a slightly dropped jaw but I really didn’t see this coming.
The lord of Quest is a coward. That is an unmistakable fact, one demons...
2023-10-21 09:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostOur time together is cut short by Alana’s grumbling stomach. As irresistible as I would hope I am, I cannot trump the allure of breakfast. So, we take a moment to get cleaned up, and to cool down...
2023-10-19 22:45:23 +0000 UTC View PostIt was almost sinful how much Yulia was enjoying her vacation. When she offered to return to Quest with her sister, the best she hoped for was repairing their relationship but she willing to settle...
2023-10-19 22:45:17 +0000 UTC View PostAlana quickly loses her nerves after her bold usurpation of Kierra’s advances. We spend so long simply staring at one another that I can’t help bursting into laughter. She slaps my stomach but ...
2023-10-19 22:45:13 +0000 UTC View PostAgainst my quiet expectations, the four of us get up to nothing more than a good night’s rest. A pleasure in its own right. Alana was correct when she said the bed is big enough for four and we...
2023-10-14 22:49:48 +0000 UTC View PostHalf an hour later, the four of us are relaxing in my bath. Alana is lounging in what is her usual place between my legs, looking one quiet minute from sleep. Kierra and Talia are on the opposite s...
2023-10-14 22:49:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun is setting as we arrive home. A warm feeling rapidly builds in my chest, threatening to erupt as I step off the carriage in front of the estate. I’ve heard songs that claim that the best ...
2023-10-12 16:56:02 +0000 UTC View PostThere isn’t an army waiting for us. Nor a pack of hunters with their magic at the ready. Not even a crowd of peasants ready to take their chances at bludgeoning me with tools or the largest stick...
2023-10-10 13:54:30 +0000 UTC View PostIt always amazes me that tragedies aren’t heralded by the world. The gray sky of Victory didn’t darken as we marched to the Witness Circle to reap the lives of the hunters. Similarly, the blue ...
2023-10-10 13:54:22 +0000 UTC View PostI wake to the soothing motions of someone running their fingers through my hair. Hm, it’s growing a bit long. I usually let it tickle the base of my neck, a length that gives the appearance of ad...
2023-10-07 05:13:34 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s the lumber, you see.”
Alana and I managed to find the animal at the end of the tracks we found and, as usual, Geneva made a feast fit for gods from the meat. We don’t have much ...
2023-10-07 05:13:29 +0000 UTC View Post“Negotiating sucks.”
“This is what you wanted, Lou,” Alana says mercilessly, walking ahead of me as we trek through a field, searching for signs of prey. Inviting the bandits to dinne...
2023-10-05 04:48:22 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I do not get to watch Alana and Kierra’s “conversation”. Yulia convinces me to accompany her out of the carriage. Certainly not as a deterrent. Geneva, who is sitting on the dr...
2023-10-03 06:03:10 +0000 UTC View PostHarvest is a peaceful kingdom.
After the Great War forcefully disbanded the ancient kingdoms and humanity was forced to find a new home, the whole of the race, I would say our race but I don...
2023-10-03 06:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe decision to bring along the winter rose does come with a few issues. Not from her. As a James, roughing it on the road for a week or two isn’t enough to remotely bother her. It’s the butter...
2023-09-30 04:40:42 +0000 UTC View PostAs winter packs the last of its belongings, spring is warming up in preparation to take its place. Three days into our journey back to Quest, the frost hasn’t quite disappeared from the roads, fo...
2023-09-30 04:40:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Thank you for all your help, Gourd.”
“Eh, no worries.” The seaman absently scratched at his scraggly beard. He had a strong physique with his large arms and toned shoulders, but no o...
2023-09-20 21:40:49 +0000 UTC View PostGourd thought of the stranger he’d hauled into his life as a quiet warrior, a man weighed down by a heavy quest. It was impressive and perhaps a little intimidating. He’d faced many dangers on ...
2023-09-20 21:40:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe stranger’s name was Orum Draceana Atainna and he was vraekiri, wandering warriors who spent their lives seeking out greater heights of strength by challenging greater opponents. Some...
2023-09-17 03:46:24 +0000 UTC View PostGourd was a simple man who lived a simple life and that was just fine by him. Born the son of a Dawn dockworker and too mundane to aspire to much more, he dedicated his life to the sea.
Most ...
2023-09-17 03:46:21 +0000 UTC View PostSamuel kor Harvest, second prince of the Harvest kingdom, stood alone in his bedroom, studying his reflection, something he’d been doing for far too long. The men of the harvest line were blessed...
2023-09-17 03:46:16 +0000 UTC View PostTalia first met Lord Remmings one year after being brought to the capital by the interrogators. The law dictated that any orphan with the mental affinity was to be taken into their custody, without...
2023-09-14 07:04:40 +0000 UTC View PostUmphrieltalia didn’t think much of children. During her time in the orphanage, she was always an outcast. Once she was older, her focus was entirely consumed with the mental affinity and it was n...
2023-09-14 07:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostA redhead waited in the welcoming room, seated on a couch with a teacup in her hand. Earl stood to the side, watching her with the faintest of frowns. Likely because of the dirt on her clothes. The...
2023-09-10 02:13:39 +0000 UTC View PostAs was becoming her new routine, Talia woke late in the morning, sprawled across the large bed in the main bedroom. The estate had more than enough space for her to claim a room for herself and Kie...
2023-09-10 02:13:35 +0000 UTC View PostUmphrieltalia didn’t like the cold months. Snow and brisk winds reminded her of her time in the kingdom’s orphanage, nothing but unpleasant memories. If the caretakers had ever cared about thei...
2023-09-08 00:11:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Marcella had confidence in her charm, much of her success could be attributed to a proper respect for theatrics. She was a beautiful woman but the right lighting and a properly decorated room...
2023-09-06 03:47:56 +0000 UTC View Post