“Hmm…” Rowe grunted as Argrave set down the quill, leaning over the parchment Argrave had been writing on. Anneliese was on the other side of him, just as interested.
“That’s the si...
2021-12-29 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave took a drink of what Muriem had provided him. It was a warm drink, but it was quite bitter and potent. It left a pleasant aftertaste, though, and Argrave quickly enough took a second drink ...
2021-12-28 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave stared up at a sheer wall of ice. The two suns far above dropped their light on the wall. It travelled through it, illuminating it and sending rainbow-colored rays in odd directions. Though...
2021-12-27 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave swished water through his mouth, and then spit it out into the snow as he walked. Ahead of him, a neatly carved stone road winded across an endless field of white snow. His cane clicked aga...
2021-12-26 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostExplosions, crackling lightning, and blades of wind collided above the sea like a grand display of fireworks. The air around Mateth echoed with the sounds of war. The sea itself had caught fire, mo...
2021-12-25 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave adjusted the white fur coat over his leather gear, covering himself well. He had no mirror to look at himself in, so he briefly looked down and examined himself. He rapped his knuckles agai...
2021-12-24 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Damn it,” cursed Duke Enrico as he stared out into the distance at his domain. Now that war was upon them, he had donned his plate mail, the blue swordfish of Monticci embedded on its chest. H...
2021-12-23 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave walked out onto the docks with Anneliese supporting him. Being half a foot shorter than he, she was the perfect height to stand beneath his shoulder. Though he disliked touching others, of ...
2021-12-22 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave sat up, breath rapid and face drenched in sweat. His body was rocking. He looked around, seeing an unending tide of blue. Feeling a rising blackness in his stomach, he turned over, grabbing...
2021-12-21 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostGalamon rode his horse onwards, leaning on its head. He felt the exposed flesh on his torso burn, and now that the archers had perished and deprived him of distraction, he could feel the pain of th...
2021-12-20 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIf one was suddenly placed in a situation where they needed to dispatch near a hundred animated corpses coated in metal and capable of bending steel with their hands, they might not be able to come...
2021-12-19 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAnneliese watched the four survivors run to rejoin the detached group of better-armed men. That the defending force had a mage was an unexpected variable, but she adapted to it as best she could. T...
2021-12-18 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostGalamon grabbed the large mass of stone with both of his hands, using his legs to put pressure on it from below. It shifted upwards easier than he thought it would, and he tossed it into the minesh...
2021-12-17 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe oars on the longships churned the sea, pushing forward towards the shore. There were three of them. The skiffs, adrift on the tides, were pushed aside, some filling with water and sinking. Othe...
2021-12-16 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave spurred his horse forward. He had his satchel wrapped in blankets so that the glass bottles within would not shatter during the ride. Riding again after so long brought back memories. It wa...
2021-12-15 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave opened the door to the abandoned house. He was greeted by a harsh smell. Galamon stood at the table, a fire heating up a large glass bottle that had been turned black by the flames.
...
2021-12-14 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA knight pushed open a set of double doors that had the symbol of House Monticci in the center. The swordfish split open, and a small office lay ahead. A few faces turned towards the new entry. Arg...
2021-12-13 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave awoke, inexplicably with a song stuck in his head. Midday sunlight poked at his eyelids, forcing him to turn. The action awoke him further, and he sat up. He conjured simply water magic, cl...
2021-12-12 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Must you go personally, Master Castro?” A gray robed figure followed behind a short old man. Though the figure was mostly shrouded by the robe’s cowl, locks of light blue hair barely peeked ...
2021-12-11 07:34:38 +0000 UTC View Post“…so, which cup has the coin?” Mina asked, arrayed before a row of cups. Elias was sitting in a chair at a rickety, yet clean table. Mina sat atop the table. Argrave was buried beneath blanke...
2021-12-10 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostNikoletta leaned over a map of Mateth, Mina and Elias standing across from her. The map was drawn in a very peculiar style, one that Nikoletta did not recognize. It was not fully completed. Beside ...
2021-12-09 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA black carriage travelled down the road, the light from the setting suns reflecting off its lavish gold decorations and brilliantly illuminating the road. Induen lazily slumped on the carriage’s...
2021-12-08 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe druid’s haven had grown very quiet. With all of the druids dead, the animals would be free from their magical control. They were probably fleeing, having abruptly been given freedom. Argrave ...
2021-12-07 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn planning this assault, Argrave confronted a fact about himself. He was not eager to fight; he had no desire for war or battle. Anxiety led him to where he was—anxiety that, if he did nothing, ...
2021-12-06 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostMoonlight filtered through the poorly boarded windows of the abandoned house, leaving long slivers of reddish light across the decrepit floorboards. Argrave sat on a table, gazing up at the red moo...
2021-12-05 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostElias trudged up the hill leading to the Monticci estate with heavy steps. Embarrassingly, he had been caught by Argrave’s escort in seconds. He still recalled the giant of a man cornering him, s...
2021-12-04 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Someone is following you,” Galamon informed Argrave as they walked side-by-side out of the gates of Mateth.
“Really?” Argrave asked, surprised. He was tempted to look behind himself,...
2021-12-03 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave took the documents Induen was offering him. He tore the small red strip keeping them bound and took a look at the contents. A seaside castle was, by its location alone, more valuable than m...
2021-12-02 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave looked up at two great stone owls, hanging over the entrance to the Order’s hub in Mateth like gargoyles that were a quarter as scary. Argrave thought that owls were far too rotund and bi...
2021-12-01 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostGalamon drew the dagger across the whetstone one final time, and then rubbed it down with a cloth. He put it back in its sheath and set it on the table beside his helmet. He straightened his postur...
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