Culling the Fold
Culling the Fold And God looked down upon the face of the world which they had created so long ago. In their absence it had changed, and yea, it displeased them greatly. No longer were the people kind or hopeful or honorable. God touched theirself...
I Cannot Read Because of the Cat
I cannot read because of the cat. I'm telling you, it's just out of hand. She's not even my cat and that makes it all the worse. I can't set her outside, or scold her and lock her away. So whatever the cat decides to do is what the cat is going to do,...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Kvalsdimm The King and his forces travelled on foot. Besegrare said it was unlikely their foe had taken to the sea, so they should patrol the roads on the way down Inthil. He dared not tell anyone about his dreams, about the forces he'd...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 28
Chapter 28: The Sorcerer The immortal spread beneath the waves like a spilled blot of ink, Rheuhl stretching out and out and out... In between the isles of the Strait the inky darkness flowed, through the channel of Himmel, into the sea off the coasts...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 27
Chapter 27: The Queen Winter's chill had finally taken Gryning. Leaves had finished falling, and their brittle bodies had long-since crumbled away, leaving the bare skeleton trees exposed. The evergreens of the Kvalsdimm held tightly to their dark...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 26
Chapter 26: The Exile It had been a difficult road for the exile. His life had taken him across many kingdoms, had shown him more than most beasts could ever expect to see. Yet he walked in sorrow, shunned by his own company, sent out of the kingdoms...
She Woke Up In The Woods
She Woke Up In The Woods She woke up in the woods. There were trees all around her. They grew closer together than in the parts of the woods she knew. Darkness enveloped her like a fog, but at least that part was normal -- she came to the woods...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 24
Chapter 24: The Pyre The attempt on Besegrare's life was on everybeast's mind the next morning. Word had spread quickly, but the identity of the assassin was yet unknown. This had aroused serious suspicion. Who could have done such a thing? The wolves...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 23
Part 3: The Storm Breaking Chapter 23: The Attempt Many beasts now roamed those halls who had lost their trust in Besegrare. He had been welcomed to the crown as a hero, because of the tyrant he'd slain. But they had never examined whether the...
The Wolves of Gryning: A Vixen's Tale Pt. III
Interlude A Vixen's Tale - Continued "That's enough for now," Jula said. The vixen stood and cracked her back loudly, then yawned. Luna put down her pen. She stretched her hands, feeling the muscles twitch. The sheaf of papers next to her had...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 22
Chapter 22: The Red Warrior in the Southern Kingdoms They sailed a day. Finally the Conqueror passed between the channel where they would make their first stop. The cliffs of the Fractured Isle formed a distant wall to their right, the coast of the...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 21
Chapter 21: New Branches, Old Roots Aside from the king and his advisor, Tehlina was the first beast in Gryning to hear the news. She hadn't properly steeled herself and it came like a slap across the face. She recoiled on her cushion, nearly spilling...