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 5c, A Call to Arms (Pt 5)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 5-5, A Call to Arms Although Henry didn't truly consider himself a businessman he knew enough about making money to know that beggars couldn't be choosers when it came to employers, jobs, or pay rate. Really what it...
The Lead Crown: Ch 7c, Proclamations (Pt 4)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 7.4, Proclamations Sandoval's 'apartment' was actually little more than the top floor of an abandoned cloth warehouse but he had managed to make it welcoming enough for the short time he'd planned to stay there....
The Royal Secret part 13: Patently Awkward
A Monarch sometimes retains the particular benefit of being able to inspire absolute terror through relatively innocuous gestures. More specifically, he is able to do so if he is looking at an especially timid young man who is hoping to stay in the...
The Arbiters - Chapter 1
**The Arbiters** **Prologue** In a time before stars and planets ruled the heavens, a single planet existed. It was known as Kales, the first world in the universe. It was a lush world filled with many wonders both great and small. Animals and...
The Lead Crown: Ch 9.4b, Shock and Awe
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 9.4, Shock and Awe Aodhan and Sister Aurelie did not have long for goodbyes; the conflict in the Church did not wait for them and nor did the Bishop's men delay in their duty to deliver the Sisters Divine to the...
The Useful and the Good
_Aric meets the princes, gains a new friend, and runs into Trouble of various sorts._ _This is a clean chapter (the next two will not be) in which Aric learns more about the city and about the people he's supposed to serve. Not all of it is nice. I...
What Once was Eden Chapter 4 Part 1 of 3
**A Ship Called Hope Part 1: What Once Was Eden** **Chapter 4: Deceit and Miscommunication (Part 1 of 3)** Around mid-afternoon, Farleesha rode up to their wagon. Gregor and Sajani were taking turns reading. It'd been the she-wolf's turn, so she...
The Lead Crown: Ch 7c, Proclamations (Pt 1)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 7.1, Proclamations Alarice quickly lost track of Bartholomeu once the battle began in earnest. While her first inclination was to use her pistol on the self-righteous Doberman she realized that he hadn't been the...
Chapter 1: Ryten
Ryten sighed staring into the red hot burning coals, watching the way the blue flame danced back and forth, growing tall as the air fed into them. The warmth and comfort from the fire pushing back the freezing cold outside in the rookery. His...
James
Day had begun to break the dark horizon, the early rays of the rising sun peaking over and bathing Rejalion in the warm light of morning. Upon a rooftop not far from the edge of the Factory District, a young man, with skin as pale as the clouds, hair...
Chapter 2: Joseph
Joseph stared at his hands as he sat on the edge of the bed, still slightly shaking. The lantern flickering causing the shadows on the armoire to dance, almost mockingly. It was almost time for him to report for the night watch shift. What had he done...