Answers - Kreet 77
Bishop Wynda continued her explanation of the reasons the sewer had been walled up, while Kallid and Kreet listened attentively. "This city wasn't originally the home of the Royal family. But as it grew and expanded, it was so prosperous and...
Bishop - Kreet 66
The gate opened and the guard stepped aside as Kreet and Kallid entered the Palace grounds hand-in-hand. "Follow me," Avelyn said tersely. "And don't step out of line. Half of the people here think you're animals, and the other half monsters of...
Kallid - (Kreet 87)
Kallid awoke surrounded by his children. It was the third day he'd spent without Kreet and the constriction in his chest hit just as hard as on the first. He'd spent two days thinking about what he should do. Wherever she was, she would be trying to...
Brothers - (Kreet 86)
Anguish and despair rolled over her like a tangible wave of coldness. She shivered underneath them far more than the simple coolness of the air around her. How long she stayed lost in that oblivion she didn't know. But eventually she recognized that...
Epilogue (Kreet 85)
By the time the bucket brigade actually got going, the Inn was gone, as was the attached stables. Their main task was simply to keep the fire from spreading and they accomplished that task so the blaze was confined to just those two businesses. It was...
The End (Kreet 84)
Kreet awoke to shouts of "Fire!" from the hallway and already knew it was bad. The smell of smoke was heavy and her head didn't feel right. Kallid was slow to wake up as well but she got him moving quickly. He threw open the window while Kreet checked...
Ember - Kreet 83
Things began to pick up in the area formerly known as 'The Slums' by the next year. The square had been completed and other construction projects had begun - some sponsored by the government, but others by locals. Kaliinda in particular loved to watch...
Falling - Kreet 82
It was a night like any other. The tavern now never truly closed, but with added employees and ever-growing income from the inn itself, the family of kobolds had more leisure time and they usually spent it at night on the roof. The days were getting...
Outside Kobolds (Kreet 92)
"_Can_ I give it to you?" Kreet asked. "I've decided it's not really a material thing." Goldworm/Pelor rolled onto his side. "Oh, you can. If you _will _it. But you have to want to give it up. Not something that's happened very often before I can tell...
Long and Winding Road (Kreet 91)
As the day passed into late afternoon, Miss Tribi concluded the lessons and the children had some free time. Grace and Kalindra started playing puppets while Night was taking a nap. "So, where do we stay tonight? Anything interesting to see?" Kallid...
Goldworm (Kreet 90)
She approached the dragon slowly, reverently. It would have been difficult not to, and she knew immediately what these other kobolds felt in its presence. There was something powerful and instinctual happening here - something that explained much of...
Journey's Start (Kreet 89)
Kallid climbed down the spiral stairs to the archives. It hit him hard that the last time he'd been on these stairs was with Kreet. But he'd been going through so many of these events the last week that he'd become somewhat numb. He had to keep...