Chapter Ten
Two days of travel had left Nadirah's pack much lighter, but she felt no closer to her ultimate goal. The gentle swells of the grassy plain had quickly become homogeneous, giving to the illusion that she was simply walking in place. In a land with no...
Chapter Nine
Hey. Hey, are you still awake?" The doe asked, poking at the fallen dwarf with her hoof. The dwarf snorted and gave a weak swat before rolling over to his side. "Damn bunch of light weights." She complained before looking back to her empty cup. For...
Chapter Twelve
tarous and a kentaur all stood together against a common enemy, convinced that their combined might could not possiblly fail. still cheering their victory cries, the army crested the hill that hid the battle ground from sight, and as one fell silent.
Chapter Six
Nadirah bolted upright. Her dark russet fur glistened to a near black, slick and wet with a thick layer of bitter-scented sweat. Tears poured from eyes that could only see an image that was no longer there, dilated pupils making them appear as black as...
Chapter Eleven
A pair of tarous led a kordox laden with traded pelts. everywhere was activity. as with all trade cities, ogmar dour sported a large inn near the gateway and nadirah immediately headed toward it, eager for a warm bath and a hot meal. "hey."
Chapter Eleven
Nadirah trod wearily across the dead ground. The dry turf snapped crisply beneath her hooves, sometimes sending fragments of debris dusting into the air to stick temporarily to her ankles. The stale moist air tasted of decay, filling her nose with the...
Chapter Seven
The voice spoke in the ancient tongue of the tarous. "you'll be alright now." the voice continued. "have some water."
Chapter Five
As she settled down in the ring of the fire's light, the other tarous rose silently and walked away. nadirah gave no indication that she noticed.
Chapter Ten
Two of them are tarous, like yourself, and one is a dwarf." "the dwarf and druid are of only minor importance." ryllae added, brushing an imaginary bit of dust from her front. "our true objective is to find and retrieve the midknight."
Chapter One
The golden eagle's cry echoed across the barren land. Watchful golden eyes scanned the soil, seeking any signs of life, but observing only the evidence of past carnage and the discarded casualties of war. Bones, long scattered and picked clean, lay...
Chapter Four
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Kai asked impatiently. The brun turned his gaze to the wood elf. "Tell your fleshie that if he opens his mouth again, I will rip out his tongue and feed it to my hyolf. For the third and final time, yes. I am...
Chapter Eight
By vragni's beard, no tarous in all me recallectin has stayed on their hooves after a bit of cactus brew!" "probably because it tastes like it came from the bladder of a dead kordox." nadirah grumbled.