New Viewpoints
The next morning I follow my normal routine when I wake up on a non council day, I went into the complex's kitchen and set up a pot of tea to enjoy while reading a book till I needed to wake the children for their lessons. Today they were to start...
Religious Nuts (Dragon Hunter #2)
The line of people stopped trudging in the snow, and the group in the front conferred over something they could see through the sudden storm. A snowstorm that appeared to be progressing to a full blown blizzard was an odd occurrence in mid April even...
A Sad Memorial
"Are you sure you want to go this way Gwen?" Alberich asks recognizing the area as the place I had killed Starbursts niece. I nod my head silent as I peer through the trees, concerned that I hadn't seen any foot steps through the snow a mile out from...
Tying Up Town Buisness
That evening the Headman's wife served us a lovely meal made with some mushrooms the dwarves had brought with them. Harry and the dwarf worked out a deal for some storage tunnels and set up for the towns people to trade some personal items to dwarves...
Not So Different (Dragon hunter #2)
I get to the room with the pool and pull a bar of lye soap out of my belt pouch and strip down crawling back into the hot water. Shadow does the same and we both scrub ourselves down removing the remaining blood of the Drake from our bodies. Shadow...
The Morning After
I sit the next morning at my outdoor table watching Ecthelon training the children, enjoying the odd quiet that blanketed the city. I had gone to bed at my normal hour and the 'funeral' was still going on, I was surprised Flower was awake and bright...
The City of The Night
Dramon settles into his chair, and waves over my other guardians to sit closer. And Starburst lowers his head so it would be close. Dramon starts, "my kind loves history and all aspects of it. We are not unlike your scaly friend's family in that...
Stormy Night
I walk out to the hallway to look out the door of the building, which still amazed me that the glass was intact after all the turmoil of the years. It was now raining outside, due to the death of the Drake. Something most of the survivors don't realize...
Council Session
On the morning of the next council session as I am watching the children practicing with Ecthelon, Starburst lowers his head down toward my eye level. He watches the children for a moment and comments, "nice to see that boy Jason coming along nicely...
The Arms Master's View
\*This 'chapter' is being told from the perspective of the Arms Master Ecthelon\* I had just spent a year escorting the young maid Ullothsell to the city Hope Point, and I sneer mentally at the thought of being here. I had more important things to do...
Science Verses Magic
I head into the city trying to recall where Atsuko was placing her new 'workshop'. She had convinced the dwarves and elves of how important her work is, and she now had a few re-engineered pieces of equipment for scientific pursuits. Then I recalled...
Calmer Heads
I exit through the farm gate into the farming area to see Starburst with his wings flared out speaking in even tones to a very upset Sir Iron. "You need to wait till we know what is going on, it could be dangerous for you." Sir Iron stamps a hoof,...