The Hike
**The Hike** _By: Ron Lebeck_ It was getting to be time again to head off into the wilderness. This is something I do periodically when I need to dispel the pressures cast upon my individuality by the world of Man. Only, this trip would prove to...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 2, The Heart of Élendor": Epilogue
**Epilogue** When they left Terra to go to Élendor so that they could pick up the trail of the strange pre-civilization artifact known as The Heart, the crews of _Nightwing_and _Se'nika_ had no idea where it would lead. Visiting the unusual...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-3
# **3** "Here is our latest report." Inquisitor Fae'ela looked up from her desk to see Azurella with a data cylinder in her hand. The sky blue Dra'kan female, one of the Watchers under Ship Master D'Narial's command, stood on the other side of the...
TSFP, Vol-2, Prologue
**Prologue** Taking the journey to the ancient Heart of The Great Forest would indeed prove to be difficult for more than one reason, though the trip there and back did not take as many days as it could have. Mashera proved to be a capable guide,...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-4
# **4** Once, long ago, the roughly Terra-sized planet teemed with abundant life and the great civilization it bore was renowned for its arts and sciences and philosophies and culture. Its people grew in knowledge and wisdom, and eventually, when they...
About Meri
(_This is an excerpt from Chapter 9, "The Meaning of Family", from my book that concerns the character "Meri" - Kurietta's younger sister._) * * * When Meri was younger, she seemed carefree and was quite a flirt and a tease--but underneath that...
Daggers of Darkness, Book #5: "The First Ones" - Chapter-2
# 2 Salen-na'thal Ranarilan and Nar'sena went back into R'Hin's past to the time of the grandfather of the current emperor. Salen-na'thal scrutinized the people surrounding the royal grandparents and parents, and the events--however minor--all were a...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 6
# **6** "_Personal log entry, Terran Standard Date: 2515-01-27; Time: 0813 hours FCT. We have returned to our ships so that we can get ready to meet with The Council in The Great Hall. I understand it's located inside a hollowed-out butte--everything...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-6
# 6 "_ARLAN!_" Rissanivi's emotional cry instantly got the attention of Cameron and Hauvri'ahn. By the time they got to her, she had her arms and tail wrapped around him and was nuzzling affectionately. "You okay, buddy?" Cameron asked with great...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book #4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-9
# 9 "_Personal log entry, Terran Standard Date: 2516-06-20; Time: 1003 hours FCT. We are almost to Chenau-Ri. The Y'Nahrans went on ahead to scout for hostiles while the First One's 'beast ship' has moved in a lot closer. From what Miss Kei'sa told...
Daggers of Darkness, Book #5: "The First Ones" - Prologue
**Prologu**** e** The Journey _of_ the heart _to_The Heart continues for the crews of _Nightwing_ and _Se'nika_. It has been two years since the crews left Terra and they have had plenty of things happen along the way. They discovered some...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 9
# **9** "Ooo, there they are..." Kei'sa said just loud enough for Sa'niv and Fier'na to hear her. "We have their language in our translation matrix, right?" Sa'niv asked his sister. "Yeah, Char'ena updated it," Fier'na replied. "Okay, well, I...