Despite Argrave’s concerns, Rowe caused no significant disturbance. By the time Argrave had arrived at the inn they were staying, Rowe had already elected to rent a room and spend the night. Gala...
2022-02-27 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostStain straightened the ribbon he wore around his neck. His entire outfit—a gaudy thing of red and white—was quite stifling, in his mind. The stifling came from two aspects. It was mentally diff...
2022-02-26 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Look at him,” Rowe said, stepping towards Argrave. Elaine and the people with her shifted cautiously beside the shipment of illusion spellbooks. “Goes white as a sheet when he sees me.” 2022-02-26 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Argrave approached Anneliese, who’d slumped against the wall, and put his hands on his knees.
“Feeling queasy, or is it something else?”
She nodded to his open-ended question with...
2022-02-25 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave’s hand came alive with a spell matrix and a small ball of flame jumped up into the air above his head, illuminating the stone passage ahead. Thorngorge Citadel was distinct from the previ...
2022-02-24 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave tipped back the large glass bottle and drained it of the last of the black liquid mana. His gaze stayed locked on the ceiling of the inn as it fell into his mouth. He winced at the familiar...
2022-02-23 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the days to come, Galamon was strongly reminded of back when he and Argrave had been planning for the assault on the druid’s camp. Argrave led them through the city as adroitly as one who live...
2022-02-22 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave walked into the Jast branch of the Order of the Gray Owl, adjusting the strap of the satchel bag off his neck. He looked behind his shoulder briefly. Anneliese and Galamon waited at the ent...
2022-02-21 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave peered past an iron fence into a well-managed estate garden. It had a fountain, a very brief hedge maze, and at the very back, a rather grand mansion. Evidently a smuggler and a branch mana...
2022-02-20 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave walked into the branch of the Order in Jast with long, confident strides, though he had to admit that he felt rather isolated without his two companions shadowing him inside. They were just...
2022-02-20 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave neatly placed a single piece of paper atop the table in the center of their inn’s room. They had rented a rather large room with six beds intended as a dormitory. It had been more expensi...
2022-02-19 10:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostA man walked down the streets of Jast with his head hung low, brown hair covering much of his face. Rather than sad or dejected, he seemed to be lost in thought. He wore somewhat rugged clothing th...
2022-02-19 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I was laid off on the 14th of this month. I'm not too torn up about it. My first reaction was just to start searching for another job, but after some introspection, I've decided to take some ti...
2022-02-18 17:07:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe man masked in a bandana held up a small stone rod, and the lock on the iron gate clicked open. The man opened the gate quietly and walked in. Ahead, an overgrown garden waited. Argrave walked t...
2022-02-13 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAnneliese blinked open her eyes, dispelling the morning haze over them. For a brief moment, she entirely forgot what they had experienced yesterday, but when she moved her arm she felt a brief twin...
2022-02-12 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Galamon’s direction to move, it did not take further encouragement for Argrave to turn and rush down the hallway. The lack of light made him mind his steps, and he ensured Anneliese was mov...
2022-02-06 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostStaring at the great horde of immobile Lily Lurkers, Argrave first froze as his two companions did. His rationality took over, though, and he reached out to grab both of their hands. Galamon held a...
2022-02-05 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave stood at the edge of the Cavern of the Lily’s Death. The dirt beneath his feet was loose, and his feet sunk into it like beach sand. Some of the soil was still damp with the poison they h...
2022-01-30 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAn attendant opened a glass door, bowing humbly. Induen paid the attendant little heed, ducking through the glass structure and entering the greenhouse proper. The place was incredibly beautiful an...
2022-01-29 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave watched atop a hill where the trees ended, fading into the lily fields beyond. In the far distance, he could see the entrance to the Lily Lurker’s cavern; the entrance was shaped like a c...
2022-01-23 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostDawn light fell onto the village of White Edge. Argrave sat with legs dangling off the floor of the carriage while the door remained opened, watching the still-visible red moon dip behind the canop...
2022-01-22 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Such a cruel world,” said a deep voice in lamentation. “That the gods should take these hands from you, it is their test. You must stay strong.”
Orion wrapped a bandage around the di...
2022-01-16 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAnneliese looked out the window of the carriage, her head resting on her hand. The carriage rode across a field of lilies, leaving a trail behind in the pure white flowers. The fields seemed unendi...
2022-01-15 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAnneliese held a coin in her hand, twisting it through the light passing into the carriage. Though the coin was a metallic pink, its surface shone with a great many colors as it grappled with the l...
2022-01-09 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe two suns were just beginning to set behind the mountains, the red moon rising to take its place. At a point in the vast ridge, two mountains converged to form a narrow valley. Uneven rolling hi...
2022-01-08 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave watched the village of Barden from horseback. The metal men had been stacked in a great pit off the side to the village. All along the coast, devastation was apparent. Few villages were lef...
2022-01-02 07:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave scattered bread across the streets, watching as the pigeons dropped down and chewed on it without care for the abundance of people walking about. He looked one in the eye, and then his hand...
2022-01-02 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Just Argrave, no Vasquer,” Argrave corrected. “And you’re Castro, Master of the Order of the Gray Owl,” Argrave continued quickly. “Nikoletta informed me you were looking for me. Beyon...
2022-01-01 07:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“…and after the tomb guardians rolled in on Barden, one of their arrows hit the palisades. I was knocked unconscious by the wood splinters,” Argrave explained. “Anneliese here can tell you ...
2021-12-31 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNikoletta sat by her father’s bedside, staring down at his steady breathing. His injuries were healed, leaving not even a scar, and his breathing was steady and unlabored. Still, he refused to aw...
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