Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 6
This was not what Karme had expected from the Imperial City. Why exactly they had come here, she was beginning to wonder. Nusha had been sceptical, but Karme was sure that the answer to their quandary lay within the walls of the city. Her parents had...
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 5
He had lost the girl. somewhere, between the oak and crosier and the outskirts of town, she had slipped away. landil stalked up and down the path outside of chorrol, careful to not attract the attention of the guards.
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 4
A redguard woman with a dense afro opened the door, clearly irritated by the interruption. "what is it?" "chanel, this is karme arenim. she's looking for work, and claims to have skills in magic.
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 3
A dunmer woman killed her husband in cold blood, can you believe it?" "must be that northern wind," nusha said. "drives a person mad." "anyway, keep a lookout for anyone suspicious. the culprit disappeared without a trace. she could be anywhere."
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 16
She knew that this woman was evil. she had heard her parents speak of her in hushed whispers at night, when they thought she was asleep. she could see the relief in their faces now.
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 15
The chamber was dark when they entered. Nusha squinted, her eyes quickly adjusted to the gloom. It was a wide, spacious room, and all around the edges were crates, piles of clothes, and weapons. The Akaviri army had clearly used this room for storage,...
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 14
Karme was greeted by a skeleton as soon as she stepped inside the fort. She readied a fireball realising that this one was well and truly dead. She approached carefully, in case it changed its mind, but it stayed on the ground. There was a piece of...
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 13
"Tun-Na." Nusha practically spat the name out. He had always been a thorn in her side. She had hoped that once they came of age, went their separate ways to complete their assignments for the Brotherhood, that they would at least be able to slip into...
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 12
From Dragonclaw Rock they made quick progress westward. With the snowstorm gone, they could talk more freely, and Karme filled Nusha in on the history of the Akaviri invasion. It was comforting to recall details from her tutoring, and it excited her to...
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 11
Countess narina carvain was a tall imperial woman, effete and puffy from a life of luxury. she was pale, almost sickly-looking, as if she never dared brave the cold and spent all her time indoors.
Balanced on the Knife Edge Ch. 10
Karme expected to plunge into darkness, but the sewers were filled with a faint natural light, just enough to see by. Which could only mean one thing: they were almost to freedom. Once she was sure they were safe, her emotions took over. Hot tears...
Breathe
She vaguely remembered she wanted to visit it since she was a little girl, a young, stupid little girl who knew nothing of the world outside her island. her thoughts drifted to home, how idyllic it was.