Hump caught glimpses of the ogres through the trees as he rushed forward. The dozen or so still standing were down by the rocky bank of the stream, scrambling for cover as arrows rained in. The chi...
2022-09-18 23:48:55 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been a long time since Hump had tried to suppress a fire. Outside of the early years of his training, he would rarely use any fire affinity spells other than Spark, as his affinity ...
2022-09-11 21:55:46 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s this about?” Bud asked.
The five of them were gathered in Hump’s room, Marcela’s party waiting for them downstairs. While they hadn’t known Emilia long, Hump didn’t thin...
2022-09-08 00:13:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe forest was empty except for Hump. A red light shone through the trees, casting long shadows. It hung low in the sky, a glimmer on the horizon like the setting sun, but something deep inside tol...
2022-09-04 20:59:44 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted to have two chapters out for you today but the second one still needs a bit of work. Will probably go live tomorrow so keep an eye out!
Hump reacted the same way he ...
2022-08-30 22:15:33 +0000 UTC View PostSally was magnificent. Hump could hardly take his eyes off the stonetusk. He’d dismounted Prancer after the horse reared at their attempted approach and led him forward on foot instead. Sally, on...
2022-08-27 23:19:59 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going to try release at least another 2 chapters before Saturday and get large hedges back up to 6 advanced chapters. Hope you enjoy!
The fields of grass and grain swept ...
2022-08-23 23:12:09 +0000 UTC View PostI'm back from holiday. There will be many more chapters this week! Really sorry for the delays but I'll catch you up before the end of the month.
A line of blood formed on Ed...
2022-08-22 22:55:54 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the delay. I'm on holiday at the moment and had less time to write than I expected. Hope you like the chapter!
“She said yes,” Bud said, his face mortified.
... 2022-08-15 22:44:12 +0000 UTC View PostI found this chapter particularly fun to write. Hope you enjoy!
The training went well. After some general testing with Bud, Hump and Celaine had left to work on their own ab...
2022-08-10 22:54:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day didn’t come soon enough. Hump spent the night on edge, the brief moments of sleep he caught interrupted by nightmares. His waking thoughts twisted by the creaks of the old inn and di...
2022-08-07 21:55:25 +0000 UTC View PostThey returned to the inn where Mister Gronde was more than happy to provide a private room for them to speak in. Dylan nipped up to their rooms, returning with a bag of healing supplies, then helpi...
2022-08-03 19:59:27 +0000 UTC View PostHump gazed into the pillar of frostfire of essence that descended from the clouds above, enamoured by its beauty, enraptured by its power. He had witnessed both the advancement of Celaine and Dylan...
2022-07-31 23:30:56 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys, I made a minor change to the end of the previous chapter. I've tried to make it self explanatory in this chapter, but I suggest you read the last 10 or so paragraphs of Chapter 20...
2022-07-26 21:37:59 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for the well wishes guys. I'm feeling much better now and am back to writing. I've not really been in the head space to write so spent a bunch of time outlining over the last week wh...
2022-07-24 01:25:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey Guys, very sorry for the wait. I caught covid and haven't been doing too great this last week. This chapter was basically finished on Saturday but I just couldn't sit on the PC long eno...
2022-07-13 00:02:56 +0000 UTC View PostHump and Celaine went their separate way after they left, Vivienne returning to report to Countess Daston with the others. He was glad she hadn’t asked them to come too. They’d hardly returned ...
2022-07-06 23:27:52 +0000 UTC View PostThis was the most challenging chapter in a while! Lots of plot stuff, and I didn't like my original outline for it, so had to make some tweaks. Hope you enjoy!
They were bein...
2022-07-04 23:39:50 +0000 UTC View PostThey’d paid in advance for their rooms at the inn, so returned there first to put away their gear. Bud grinned like a donkey as they overly friendly barmaid welcomed him back, pointedly uninteres...
2022-06-30 00:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHump woke sweating, his heart pounding. For a moment, he was back in the darkness of the gorger’s lair and fighting for his life, then his eyes settled on the firelight. The light flickered acros...
2022-06-27 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostSuper happy with how this chapter turned out. Hope you enjoy :)
The pain didn’t take long to subside. Hump had been lucky, and as far as he had seen, that’s what it came ...
2022-06-22 00:37:25 +0000 UTC View PostLarge Hedges - Chapter is following soon. I won't sleep till it's done!
Hey guys. Extremely excited to announce that The Hedge Wizard is now out on Amazon on 2022-06-21 20:43:49 +0000 UTC View Post
“Get it together, Alisha,” the spearman snapped. The boy whimpered in his grip as he dragged him back toward the woman. “Come on, woman!”
She didn’t respond though. She stood huddle...
2022-06-18 23:07:30 +0000 UTC View PostHump and the others never arrived in Milton. They parted with the wagon train early on the fourth day, leaving them to the last leg of the journey alone. It had been a difficult decision, but they ...
2022-06-16 23:17:57 +0000 UTC View PostThey were on their second day toward Milton when Celaine spotted someone amongst the trees. One of the great things about travelling with a Huntress of Owalyn was that it was nearly impossible to b...
2022-06-13 00:27:43 +0000 UTC View PostIt took them four days to reach Sudwick. Four days of intermittent rain. They’d managed to spend a couple of nights in travellers lodgings along the road which made things easier, and with the we...
2022-06-09 01:09:20 +0000 UTC View PostThey arrived in Whiteford with the lifeless bodies of the burrow snakes draped across the necks of their horses. It was a small farming village nestled into the bend of a river, a shallow ford of c...
2022-06-05 22:14:26 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s funny,” Bud said. “Days of travelling, and the whole time I was looking forward to reaching the city and having a hot meal. Then once we were there I could hardly wait to leave.” 2022-05-31 23:46:43 +0000 UTC View Post
The meeting point for the academy expedition was unsurprisingly on the academy grounds. They took the pilgrim’s steps to the top this time, partly to save on coin, but mostly because Bud had been...
2022-05-29 23:42:32 +0000 UTC View PostTwenty-five gold coins. That was what their contribution in Fishers Lake had come to. If not for the many close encounters with death, and the weeks locked up in the gorger’s den, Hump might have...
2022-05-25 23:53:47 +0000 UTC View Post