Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Sixteen
Martin and Namo relayed the information they had been charged with delivering, as well as their own history and justification behind why they were the ones delivering the news instead of residents of Benuun. The chief, the woman by the name...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Seven
Still shaken though he was from his encounter behind City Hall, Martin nevertheless composed himself enough to retrace his steps back to the Central District and, from there, find his way to the herbalist thanks to directions provided by one of the...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Eighteen
The latter of these tasks genuinely surprised martin in its technological ingenuity. he surmised that either the fauns of uat’sn had reversed engineered how to make concrete from human designs, or someone learned the technology from humans directly.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-two
A sensation of being suspended beneath water greeted Martin as he came to. His head swam and muffled sounds washed toward him in ebbing and flowing waves. Martin lifted his head as he heard a thump, a yell, and then pain—his own pain, throbbing pain as...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-nine
He spoke in low, hushed tones, as one might chastise a misbehaving child in public. “i believe i made myself quite clear when i asked you to keep. your. head. down. please, in the future, think before you speak.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Fourteen
Subsequent a tearful goodbye between Uyutuk and Namo and a promise to return when she could, afternoon found the pair on the metaphorical dusty trail toward Uat’sn, which, in this case, was also a literal dusty trail. As Martin inspected the map, still...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Fifteen
The first sign that the travelers were closing the distance to Uat’sn made itself apparent in the transition of plant community from semi-arid chaparral to a more dense, but still open canopy, scrub woodland. The dominant “canopy” plants, if they could...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-three
Martin supposed these cities were hot spots for technological research, if the horseless carriages that puttered past the travelers were anything to go by.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-four
Namo’s left-field question caught Martin on the back foot, and the rogue felt the foundation of the courage he had built up crumble beneath him like wet mud amidst a rushing stream. “No… no it’s not about English. It’s about you and me, err, more like,...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-five
Martin sat in his cell, the pounding of his heart bordering on tachycardia belying his utter stillness on the cot. The thoughts swam by like crayfish in turbid water, muddied by his anxieties, fears, and self-flagellation as the tramp processed his...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-one
Namo, still low to the ground, cupped her ear and swiveled her head. “i don’t hear them. we should hide somewhere,” she whispered. she began to creep along the trail, as it was quieter than trampling through the forest undergrowth.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Eleven
He called to her, and despite the low light offered by the moon, she seemed to remember the path she had always taken from her stall into town. martin did the best he could to direct her without a saddle.