Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 20 - Dark Offers
Part 20 With a stifled yawn, Kent picked himself up from his armchair in front of the fire in his study. In the chair beside him, Marien had finally fallen asleep and was dozing comfortably. The two had talked for hours, with Marien revealing all...
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 18 - Attack
Sieg and Marien - Part 18 As the last light of the sun faded away, and the cold fog of night began to appear over the water as Basikal City once more fell to slumber. Ghostly tendrils of mist drifted through the empty streets coiling around the...
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 17 - The Drums of War
Sieg and Marien - Part 17 As he walked towards the fortress, Sieg felt as if it was the longest walk he had ever taken. The sun was just rising into the sky, the morning mist that covered the docks and the city beginning to lift. Sieg was...
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 16 - The Sons of Alaric
Sieg and Marien - Part 16 "There's my sweet little kitten. Mommy loves you." "Shani! Shani, you shouldn't be playing with the boys." "Don't worry sweety, everything will be alright, it's just... things are hard right now. Your father and I......
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 15 - Sara Silver
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 15 - Sara Silver "Sir?" "mmMmmMmmmm" "Sir, I'm sorry to disturb you." "V-Valen? Is that you Valen?" "No sir, it's Bruik. Sir, are you awake." With an irritated sigh, Kent's eyes slid open....
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 14 - Naomi
Part 14 "Who's got the bee, who's got the big bumbley bee! Bzz bzzz bzzzzz!" Doctor Sara Silver smiled as the infant in front of her giggled and reached out to grab the stuffed bumble bee over his head. The lights of the healing guild were...
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 13 - Broken Pearl
Part 13 By all accounts, Adras Kale wasn't a particularly good Basitin. He was scrawny and short, nearly a head shorter than his comrades, and his hearing wasn't particularly sharp either. He was also a terrible soldier, his footwork was...
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 12 - Lie
Part 12 "I... think I'm going to leave the island." Marien blinked in surprise. "What? "Y-yeah." Hazel said after a moment, staring down at her hands. "I think I'm going to leave Basikal." "Why? Where would you go?" "I... don't know. I was...
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 11 - Poison
Part 11 By the time Conrad reached the top of the stairs leading out of the tavern basement, Shani and Jabarian had vanished. Tray stood at the top of the stairs, clutching at a deep cut on his right arm. "What happened?" Conrad demanded,...
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 10 - Rendezvous
Sieg and Marien Part 10 - Rendevous What the rest of the world called winter could more realistically be called the rainy season on Basikal Island. Cold winds blew across the ocean from the southernmost reaches of Mekkan, combining with the...
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 9 - Climbing Uphill
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 9 - Climbing Uphill In truth, what the people of Basikal Island called 'Caster Mountain', wasn't really a mountain at all. While it was the highest peak on the island, it was really just a steep, rocky...
Sieg and Marien - A Basitin Love Story - Part 7 - The Hearth
Part 7 - The Hearth With a loud, groaning yawn, Marien's eyes slowly slid open. Outside of her window she could see just the tiniest hint of the sun starting to rise above the eastern horizon. Swinging her legs over the side of her bed, Marien...