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...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 20
Chapter 20: Love and Desire "Do you need another pillow?" Tehlina held the plump cushion towards the aging Grehn, but he shook his hands. "I'm comfortable enough," he said, but the response made Tehlina frown. She put her hands on her hips and...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 19
Chapter 19: Death of the Firstborn Now our story comes again to Vacka, who during this time was not inactive. After emerging from the tomb with Morgara in his possession, his time had come to use it. His singular focus was restoring his mother's soul...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 18
Chapter 18: The Red Warrior's Escape Two days and two nights Valdigt hung suspended in the air. Without food or water she wasted, and felt always the tug of the weights on her. She felt herself sagging against the cuffs, and she chafed and bled....
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 17
Chapter 17: Return to Gryning Rumors of war surrounded the king and his troops when they arrived at Gryning. No news had been sent ahead of his return; and in the king's absence, many wolves and foxes had migrated to Gryning from the cities they'd...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 16
Chapter 16: The Red Warrior Imprisoned The waves became mountains, and all the foam was grass upon the ground. The clouds were storming and the wind whipped the sails forward into frenzy. The little ship was driven up the sides of the mountains,...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 15
Chapter 15: Into the Tomb The hills, marked on most maps as Siljna's Hills, were so named for the final resting place of she who is mother of all. And though the precise location of that tomb was lost by the passing of years, Vacka thought he had a...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 14
Chapter 14: Tanda and Nashil Tanda felt exhausted. Never before had he spent this much time away from home. He was aware that he may have had to leave one day, but never for the reasons it happened. Even in his wildest dreams he'd never thought about...
The Wolves of Gryning: Chapter 13
Part 2: The Red Warrior Chapter 13: Travels of the Red Warrior Valdigt was no runner, but she made good time. She had left the others near the bay, headed straight down, and pushed through the hills. The going was hard, but the hills were largely...