The Lead Crown: Ch 9.1a, Accountability
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The Lead Crown: Ch 8.1b, A Dozen 'Tails' Told
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 8.1, A Dozen Tails Told When the caravan slowed long enough for biological needs earlier in the day Alarice, (or Nicole, rather) expressed her interest in traveling through the night so they could get to Newport...
The Lead Crown, Ch 7.6 Thaddius
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The Lead Crown: Ch 5a, What's In a Name? (Pt 4)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 5-4, What's In a Name? The cool spring breeze flowed constantly into his face, a pleasant contrast to the bright sun that shone down upon his spread wings. Kesst couldn't remember the last time he had been able to...
The Clockwork Falcon - part 4: Maiden Voyage
"Your interpretation of 'bright and early,' is decidedly lax," the old Professor frowned at Jim as he came into the workshop. "Oh, go on, Professor. I did my best, didn't I?" Jim returned sheepishly as he wound his way past the ticking mechanisms...
The Clockwork Falcon - part 1: the Guilty Gear Device
Cogs and bolts rained a curious glittering path behind the young canine as he ran, darting between astonished bystanders. "Move, move! Com'on I'm running late!" the young husky shouted, trying desperately to keep most of the spare parts in the box he...
The Lead Crown, Ch 6.6 Thaddius
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Better Angels: Part 2
**Nubian Desert** Jack ached and his metal leg was starting to seize again. His fur was matted with a mix of desert sand and crusted salt from his and Ophelia's stowing away on a seafaring paddle steamer carrying scrap steel from London. Dust...
Splintered Light - Prologue, Pt 1
Splintered light takes place in the high renaissance age of a steam punk world and focuses on the adventurers of a sea going vessel by christened "the wave rider".
What Once Was Eden: Chapter 5 Part 2 of 4
What Once Was Eden **Chapter 5: Competing for Hope (Part 2 of 3)** Messy entered just as they were finishing. He was cheerful and smiling broadly. "Time for the _kalura_ and her _kastil_ to get in their box," he said happily. Sajani laughed....
New chances and old memories
" Now i want you to watch Carefully boys." Their father, a scrawny skit'ritch told the younger skit'ritch as they waited behind a low wall for the coach to round the bend. " Watch me an kirvcky, some day you boys'll hav to do it. " The 2 younger...
The Penny Showman
"_You could indeed exhibit anything in those days. Yes anything from a needle to an anchor, a flea to an elephant, a bloater you could exhibit as a whale. It was not the show; it was the tale that you told" -_ The Penny Showman: Memoirs of Tom Norman...