“Hello, Reg,” she said as she approached. What an old-fashioned…
The man had been staring out of the window, watching…
Two men were breaking their fast at an inn in…
On the other side of the realm, in a sparsely…
Oblivious to Piven’s pain, Greven strode into Minton Woodlet, a…
Piven waited for Greven. He had filled the small sack…
Freath slowed the horse to a gentle walk. It had…
Greven dug his staff into the ground and hauled himself…
Freath looked expectantly at Kirin. “Well?”
Kirin had fallen into conversation with a woman traveling with…
It was nearing morning and they’d begun traveling after midnight.
They’d arrived at a town called Woodingdene. It was a…
By mid-morning Piven had made it back to the sheltered…
Kirin woke in a strange room. He opened his eyes…
Greven stared dully at the bloodied stump that his arm…
Faris hadn’t spoken to him for hours. He didn’t need…
Loethar undid his shirt, a sheen of sweat glistening on…
Hurtle was a flourishing village, just on the very tip…
Loethar had banished everyone from the chapel, including Father Briar,…
Kirin stole a glance at Lily, glad that he could,…
In broad daylight Sergius could make out the terrain, could…
The two figures approached the convent on foot, leading their…
Kilt Faris was rounding the same bend in the road…
Empress Valya had organized for Dara Negev to be brought…
Kirin and Lily had traveled all day, pausing only to…
Greven and Piven were approaching Berch. They’d walked solidly most…
Loethar had watched his mother’s body burn. It had taken…
Gavriel sat beside the stream and stared at the silent…
Greven could taste the salt on his lips. The coast…
Leo and Jewd were on opposite sides of the road.
Loethar galloped up and leaped off his horse as soon…
Arriving at the entry to Francham, Loethar allowed Vulpan’s horse…
“…and that’s all I know,” Sergius concluded. “I have no…
Once they’d retrieved their belongings they abandoned the horses; they…
They were moving slowly, tracking northwesterly, climbing all the time.
Kirin was subdued and Lily felt incredibly awkward. Long before…
Roddy could hear the gulls again. The pressure of the…
They made far better time than they’d hoped. The sun…
Gavriel sat with his back to Loethar, his emotions torn…
Leo and Jewd squatted by Kilt as he retched into…
Ravan finally stretched. “It is time,” he said.
Corbel had been feeling uneasy all day. In the moments…