The Mourning After - Chapter 17 (Shadows of the Past)
**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **CHAPTER 17** **\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **Aceh** The arena was abuzz with excitement. Once again the tourney had brought life back to the village of Zangar, a much needed distraction from the ongoing war. You could...
The Mourning After - Chapter 16 (Shadows of the Past)
**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **CHAPTER 16** **\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **Callidus** "Callidus! He's my son! You expect me to just sit here?!" Kaldor dejected, his huge body tensed and his paws in tight fists as he visibly shook. I could feel his...
The Mourning After - Chapter 15 (Shadows of the Past)
**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **CHAPTER 15** **\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **Kassandra** It was perhaps an hour after sunrise. And I had laid out my weapons on my bed, a sword, two short swords, a pair of daggers and a belt full of throwing knives....
A New Dawn - Chapter 33 (A Fresh Start)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 33 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* I walked through the market place, slightly wary of the fact that I was being stared at, no doubt the rumours of what happened at the hearing were still fresh in every ones minds. I had...
A New Dawn - Chapter 32 (A Fresh Start)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 32 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* After eating a very satisfactory breakfast, I spent the rest of the day training with Aceh. Our training was much more varied than normal, probably due to the fact we had more time than...
A New Dawn - Chapter 38 (Jumping Forwards)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 38 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* I opened my eyes and was freezing cold. The memory of the demon dragon made me jolt. I rolled over onto my back and found myself laying on the snowy ground. No sign of any giant, demonic...
A New Dawn - Chapter 25 (Hard Lessons)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 25 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Despite waking Laguna up during the night with one of my nightmares, or more accurately when I woke up screaming, he seemed well rested and constantly smiling. Before going to Kassius's...
A New Dawn - Chapter 24 (Hard Lessons)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* CHAPTER 24 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* "Ow..." I groaned, laying on my stomach, my body racked with pain. A pair of white furred paws stepped into view, and with some pain I turned my head to look up at Aceh. He looked down on...
A New Dawn - Chapter 23 (The Wager)
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Chapter 23 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* I sat on the floor and wiped away my tears, wondering if I could just slip away from the party. But I probably couldn't, I could think of a few individuals who would come looking for me if...
A New Dawn - Chapter 22 (The Wager)
**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **CHAPTER 22** **\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** As I awoke I tried to fight against it, the prospect of waking up and having to move from my warm, comfy spot right here seemed like an unnecessary effort. Nice and warm,...
A New Dawn - Chapter 21 (The Wager)
**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** **Chapter 21** **\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** I watched in silent apprehension as Mantou and his opponent, a burly looking Zangarian called Karnal who even at this distance looked huge! Mantou was far from small, the same...
A New Dawn - Tristen & Roxis
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* SIDE STORY TRISTEN & ROXIS \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* "Look its Tanisha!" Tristen exclaimed, pointing out a dragoness from the crowd. She was busy flirting with a few warriors. "She's...