Greener Pastures, Part Three: Fitting in as a Vampire in College
I didn't remember falling asleep in the early morning. As Eddie and I had finished putting away all of our stuff, we found the set of blackout curtains he had brought, and put them up in the window. I was yawning as we finished with the curtains, and...
The path Less Traveled, Part 4
Six days after we took the caravan, I was woken up by Rokir. The elf kicked me in the back and I jerked awake, reflexively swinging a knife that I took from my bedroll. The elf slapped my hand away and, as I saw it was him, said, "Get up," with his...
Greener Pastures, Part Seven: The Pool House at Green Pine University
The pool house, much to my surprise, was open as Eddie, Sam, Janny, and I all came up to the doors. Sam and Eddie both had changed into a swim suit, and Janny was now dressed in black sweat pants, and a gray sweater with "Green Pine University" on the...
Greener Pastures, Part One: First Day On Campus
With a groan, I set another box down on the bed that was on the right side of my new college dorm room. Leaning backwards just some I pushed both fists into my back, getting my spine to pop in more places than just one. I laughed aloud...
The Path Less Traveled, Part 7
Everything seemed to happen at once as the assassins appeared. The headsman Koffzal swung at an assassin who ran up behind him, but the small figure ducked easily and turned, a crossbow in their hands, and fired a bolt through the orc's arm. He howled...
The Path Less Traveled, Part 2
The morning was starting to drag into mid-day before I saw anything remotely interesting happen. I sat at the top of the tower in the single chair there. Nobody walked the roads, and down below the river babbled and churned its way to the waterfall...
A life In College, Afterward Part 3: Final's Week, Part 2
I felt Rel's short soft fur under my fingers for a second, and then she turned to see me crouched behind her. I meet her eyes for a second, but in her eyes I read _Don't you fucking dare!_ and I winked at her. Then I pushed her into the pool. She went...
A Theory of Equilibrium, Book 1, Part 1: A Grasp Firmer Than Most
"This is stupid," muttered Alaver. "What's stupid about this?" glancing at his friend, Gellos briefly took his eyes from the camp that was below them. "This whole thing," Alaver held out his hand, "They send us down here, a half days ride from the...
A Theory of Equilibrium, Book 1, Part 3: Locks and Keys
The day following his conversation with Viarim, Gellos found himself reading over the books the altmer had sent to his room. They were all interesting in some form or fashion, but he found himself re-reading one book in particular. _Tonal Locks and...
A Theory of Equilibrium, Book 1, Part 4: The boy & The Guardian
It took him a day and a half to reach the small gatehouse. He rode to it from the main road, taking his horse through two small trees. He slowed her from a trot to a walk, and took a hand from his reins to pull down the thick cloth that hid the bottom...
A Theory of Equilibrium, Book 1, Part 2: An Interesting Offer
"Well, I'm somewhat glad to have this piece back," looking over the top of the amulet, Niria Lorelus looked at Gellos. "Somewhat?" Gellos replied without looking away from his book. He was walking alongside the altmer, who carried the amulet he and...
The Path Less Traveled, Part 3
Three days after Rekir's burial, we had our first good caravan come by. Brekish and I were standing near the entrance to the tower when we heard the wheels of the horse-drawn cart rolling up the road, and I left the tower to look down the road. Two...