A theory of Equilibrium, Book 1, Part 5: Speaking from Afar
"Already leaving, Gellos?" The Imperial mage, turning from his room, saw Falion standing near the counter of the tavern. "I only had a small bit of business here," Gellos replied. He buckled the top of his pack, and pulled it over his shoulder....
Greener Pastures, Part Six: Start of Term/Samantha the Bat, Part 1
I yawned again for what felt like the fourth time that morning. It was just past 9:00 AM, and Eddie and I were in the food court that was off the side and back of the café that was in the main campus building. "Dude, gef a gwip," Eddie's mouthful of...
The Path Less Traveled, Part 10
It didn't take Breylin and I long to reach Dawnstar. Coming to the town, I didn't notice if much had changed. I had only visited it once before, when I had still been with Brekish and his gang. We had come there to trade with a merchant and "get rid"...
A Life in College: A Look Back, Part 3
"Shit, so you guys really did it?" "Yeah," I nodded. I took a pull from my vapor pen, then blew the smoke into the warm night air. "I lasted a lot longer than I thought I would, I'll be honest." "Mmm," Anji nodded. The wolf reached beside his foot...
The Path Less Traveled, Part 8
Nam-Rei indicated to the tent that would be mine, and then the argonian and parted ways. I held up a hand in farewell and she repeated the gesture. I watched her go, then turned and made for the tent she had pointed to. It was wide I saw, shaped like...
Greener Pastures, Part Two: Dinner Time
With the final to last cardboard box lid in my paw, I turned to toss in into the pile of lids I had made by the foot of my dorm bed. Turning back to the bed I looked over the box that had my laptop, charging cable and mouse inside, then decided I...
Dark Skies, Part IV: Adhering to Procedure
It didn't take long to get the _Red Horizon _on a course for the Allamut System, and after the ship jumped to hyperspace I let Nir take the controls. I left the cockpit and went into the armory, then picked up the helmet that sat on the table. An older...
Dark Skies, Part II: Up to Speed
It took all of ten minutes to fix the leak on the fuel pump. The Nuva wrap was a strong material and held well, and after fixing it and dropping the wrap in the repair bay, I stepped into the armory to pull on my E.A suit. Th Environmental Assistace...
Dark Skies, Part I
I had no immediate sense of what was happening to me with I regained conciseness. What I did know was that a hypodermic needle filled with an adrenaline-like substance was shot into my body, which caused me to snap awake with a sharp breath. I...
Dark Skies, Part V: Strange Business
From my ship I walked six feet or so, then held up my gauntlet. I tapped a button that was near the palm, and a circle on the palm of my gauntlet flickered, then projected a map of my current area. The projection was a light blue and somewhat hard to...
Dark Skies, Part III: Touching Base
Arriving over Nurin-Veyga Six was a welcome change to the dark reaches of space. Dropping back into real space, I was the planet zoom into view ahead of me. I saw the lush grasslands and the large bodies of water that covered the planet, and suddenly...
The Path Less Traveled, Part 9
"I said my father and I spoke back and forth using letter written in the dragon's language. We did this so that if our letters were ever intercepted by the Morag Tong's enemies, they couldn't be deciphered. We sent letters to and from each other via a...