The Lead Crown, Ch 7.6 Malcom (Part A)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 7.6, Forgotten Promises Malcom, part A During on first day among the Wyranese they were shown to a pavilion set up "specifically for the Prince and his companions"... which meant it was a reinforced leather canvass...
The Lead Crown: Ch 5b, Convergence (Pt 1)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 5-1, Convergence Friar Arlowe didn't remember having anything draped across him as he sat by his son during the night but he woke up in the morning covered by a quilt. The soft sound of discussion brought him out of...
On Crimson tide's
As I was taking a swig of grog I saw out of the corner of my eye a young calico cat wearing expensive clothes enter the taven. I dismissed him as no one important and ignored him. As I was about to call for a refill the cat took a look around the bar...
The Clockwork Falcon - part 14: the Black Prison
It had to be a nightmare, the worst nightmare of all time. Jim couldn't think of any other explanation as he gripped the hollowed body of the Professor. The loss undulated over him in tremulous horror as he gently laid the corpse down and stood. He...
A Bleak Outlook (Part 1 of 2)
"In the growing jungle there's a... graph?" "Giraffe." "Giraffe! In the growing jungle there's a giraffe that grins as it... uh, gorgs?" "Gorges." "Gorges! In the growing jungle there's a giraffe that grins as it gorges on gourds. Got it!"...
A Wolf In King Arturius's Court: Part 1
This was suppose to be my submission in NAF but due to technical difficulties it didn't make it into the issue so I'm just going to throw it up here. **_Dearest Elisabeth,_** **_ I write to you now as mother scorns out the window of the carriage...
The Visitor
"ORVILLE!" The shout snapped the mink awake, jolting him out of bed. Shaking his head, he blearily tried to clear his head from the slight ringing and the sleep before another shout made him jump. Cursing, he struggled to put on clothes over his...
The Lead Crown: Ch 6b, The Brightest Blossom (Pt 3)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 6.3b, The Brightest Blossom Although 'tea' was hardly a real meal in any sense of the word, Friar Arlowe considered it one of the greatest meals he'd had in days because it was one he shared with Cruffington. The...
The Lead Crown: Ch 9.4a, Accountability
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 9.4, Accountability Despite arriving at Graddin safely Kesst still couldn't help but feel that traveling afield from Newport took him further away from his goals. He knew that Wiesen wanted him to stay close to...
Fur and Freedom - A Suncasters Short
Whinnahael winced in pain as she wrapped a bandage tightly around the wound on her arm. Every part of her body hurt, she was covered in bruises and scratches, and her left eye was throbbing. To top it off she was exhausted, and she knew that there...
The Casebook of Dr. Exeter, Chapter Three
**III - THE FOOL** I am certain that you understand the dilemma I was in. Not only had I acquired a book of such exquisite rarity that its mere existence was widely considered hypothetical - an illusionary work thought up by dreamers and fantasts,...
Splintered Light - Prologue, Pt 2
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".