Chapter 258: Taming of the Dragonling
“You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Not again, Nyx.” I pulled...
2024-08-16 15:30:51 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 257: Fight smarter, not harder
“All things are difficult before they are easy.”
Thomas Fuller
“Shit, [Stone Skin]!” Namir’s final wor...
2024-08-05 17:12:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 256: The Troll Toll
“Don’t feed the trolls; nothing fuels them so much.”
Oscar Wilde
“Trolls?” Njordson shouted in shock a...
2024-08-04 15:39:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 255: Three’s a Crowd
“Two is company, but three is none; two’s a couple, but three’s a crowd; four’s too many, and fives are not allowed.”
Dictionary of Proverbs
2024-08-03 19:09:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 254: Considering your rank
“I learned early that class is universally admired. Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there’s a touch of class involved.”
2024-08-01 15:28:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 253: Hidden costs of Hospitality – An exiles curse and complication
“Those who foolishly pride themselves on their nobility mistake that which makes them noble, for it is only the virtue of their ancestors that gives them noble blood.”
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2024-07-27 23:53:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 252: Forgive and forget
“After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.”
Oscar Wilde
“That will n...
2024-06-26 20:02:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 251: Dinner Invitation
“A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.”
Ward McAllister<...
2024-06-22 21:49:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 250: Grass is always greener
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.”
James Oppenheim
“Lord Njord?” I asked, ...
2024-06-14 13:06:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 249: Accidental Adventure
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
Abraham Lincoln
We walked back to the inn in stony silence. I was a littl...
2024-06-01 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 248: Abra Kadabra
“The famous ‘Abra Kadabra’ originates from Aramaic, which was spoken in biblical times, and means: I will create with my words.”
Chapter 247: Balancing the scales
“Life is a series of sudden disappearances, leave-takings without the proper goodbyes.”
Kelly Link
“Welcome in the ligh...
2024-05-19 12:45:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 246: New in Town
“Folks around these parts freeze to death all the time.”
“Especially the stupid ones.”
“It’s nature’s way of thinning out the herd if you ask...
Chapter 245: Boating
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A Milne
Our arrangement on the boa...
2024-04-16 20:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostArt Competition
Happy New Fiscal Year,
Is there any interest in doing an art competition with prize money for Singer,Sailor Merchant, Mage?
Thoughts?
Notlimah
Chapter 244: Lost Gods
“Land of lost gods and godlike men.”
Lord Byron
I’d come here to heal someone, not talk about the gods. Although I guess I was...
2024-04-06 22:18:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 243: Cat Got Your Tongue
“The phrase, ‘Cat Got Your Tongue’ is used to describe when someone is at a loss of words or being unusually quiet.”
Internet
<... 2024-04-04 12:02:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 242: A cautionary tale
“I tell you this as a cautionary tale: beware of getting what you want. It’s bound to disappoint you.”
Jodi Picoult
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Chapter 241: Tall Tales
“Every tall tale was rooted in truth.”
Kerri Maniscalo
My mana did not last the hour, but it did last long enough for me to see ...
2024-04-02 15:21:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 240: Namir’s Leg
“Life isn’t a race. It’s a relay.”
Dick Gregory
“Where are we?” Were the first words out of Namir’s mouth. Whi...
Sorry . . .
I'm sorry for the poor month of writing. Last month, I took a week off to write, even paying £500 for childcare for the pair of them for the week to cover their holiday from school, but instead, I...
2024-03-16 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 239: A Royal Talent
“Cowards never won heaven. Do not claim that you are begotten of God and you have His royal blood running in your veins unless you can prove your lineage by His heroic spirit: to dare to be h...
2024-03-15 22:42:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 238: Windfall of Wealth
“The windfall of great riches can, if mismanaged, make things worse, not better, for the recipients.”
Michael Mandelbaum
My medical duties were not finished with G...
2024-02-13 19:39:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 237: Cost of conflict
“Battles are never the end of war; for the dead must be buried and the cost of the conflict must be paid.”
James A Garfield
Lying exhausted on my spatial vault flo...
2024-02-13 12:20:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 236: A giant among giants.
“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”
Isaac Newton
The Ice Giant’s head rose over the horizon. It was colossal. G...
2024-02-03 17:45:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 234: Neighbours come knocking
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations if you live near one.”
J.R.R. Tolkien
Everything about the Thorpe was built defensively. The giants...
2024-01-28 13:51:14 +0000 UTC View Post5 Year old Kai
Typing away . . . my 2-year-old is finally asleep for midday nap . . . but image making is a nice break.
2024-01-28 13:06:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 233: First Fortnight
“There’s always another level up. There’s always another ascension. More grace, more light, more generosity, more compassion, more to shed, more to grow.”
Elizabeth Gilbe...
2024-01-22 02:27:15 +0000 UTC View Post