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Beckoning Call
"those no good punks must have battered down my door and ran off before i got here. no sense in standing in the cold. i'll just have to fix the door in the morning." with those words, he moved toward the door.
Ch2: Born to Be
He's awfully loud in class, but not enough to qualify as a yankee, the halfassed punk... "aw snap that's cool!" "oh my god lol" as for what's so cool...
The Lead Crown: Ch 8.2c, The Great Illusion
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 8.2, The Great Illusion True to his word, Bishop Fulgaré led Brother Rhys back across the beach through the mulling masses of Wyranese soldiers. Even upon reaching the section of land where the invader's forces came...
The Lead Crown: Ch 7b, Fallen Idols (Pt 4)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 7.4, Fallen Idols The day passed quickly but, for Cruff, it was a mixed bag. He was eager to get moving again; sitting in one place made his mind wander and with the things that had been building in his brain that...
The Lead Crown: Ch 7a, Un-Escaping (Pt 4)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 7.4, Un-Escaping Kesst did not consider himself to be a particularly emotionless or heartless individual but the reunion of Theo and Evelyn, of brother and sister wasn't as much of a draw for him as it seemed to be...
The Lead Crown: Ch 4b, Your Highness (Pt 4)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 4-4, Your Highness Prince Malcom was still with the River Tribe when the word came in from messengers that the Church had attacked the Yew Tribe. He was mortified to learn that there was a full-on battle at the...
The Lead Crown: Ch 4b, Your Highness (Pt 1)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 4-1, Your Highness Aodhan had often heard stories told around the campfire of groups that included injured hunters far from home and trying to return. The men in the stories did not often manage to get back to their...
The Clockwork Falcon - part 15: Weeks 1 through 4
_Week 1_ Jim couldn't remember how exactly they had reached the prison; fragmented images flicked through his mind in a loose interpretation of the events. A surgeon stitching his wound and saying that his eye would be sewn shut and I hope you go...
The Clockwork Falcon - part 7: An Awkward Introduction
Suddenly, Jim heard the front door of the flat opening, and a tinkling call came from outside of the bedroom, "Jennifer! I caught an early train, dearie! You're not still sleeping, surely-- OOOF!" the owner of the voice threw open the bedroom door and...
The Lead Crown: Ch 6c, Ghosts of the Past (Pt 3)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 6.3c, Ghosts of the Past Wiesen sat in the common room of the Jerkin & Firkin with a flagon of ale in one talon; it had been there for nearly an hour and the drink level had hardly lowered. Other than staring at his...
Journeys through Outer Canidia - 1st month, 17th day
17th day, 1st month I met with Captain Bassu for the second time today. I asked him during our first meeting to recommend a furson with whom I could review my kit for the voyage; this second meeting was a brief luncheon in my temporary residence at...