Tangled Vines - Chapter 11
**11** In the weeks after the nearly disastrous family holiday with Craig, Ilen-Saa'an's life quietly settled into a new routine. Much of her free time was now spent with Craig, either at her family's home or at the Terran embassy. Having openly...
Tangled Vines - Epilogue
# Epilogue It was the year 2887 on the Terran calendar. Bren-Khy'an sat in her cabin on a starliner bound for Terra, drinking a cup of tea. It would be nearly sunrise back on Mûr Zhæn. Having tea before bed had long been a custom for...
Tangled Vines - Chapter 18
# 18 ( **Historian's Note:** One month after arrival on Terra.) Craig and Saa'an were settling in to their life as a married couple on Terra. Saa'an attracted attention wherever she went, mostly because of the similarity in appearance to her now...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 2, The Heart of Élendor": Chapter-3
# 3 "Well, I see the children have found the first piece of their puzzle," Naoia announced with quiet satisfaction. "So, they have figured out the purpose of the chamber?" M'hanya asked. "They have seen how it reflects the energy given off by the...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 8
# **8** "My dear, what did you do _this_ time?" /\* "_Something wrong, Mistress?_" \*/ "I guess that depends on your point of view, Char'ena," Naoia replied, resting her chin in her hands. "He just had to do it. Well, I suppose it's as much _her_...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 5
# **5** Bre'an watched curiously as James worked his way into a rarely entered portion of the ship. "_Why such lengths of secrecy, James?_" Rha'an asked, keeping in telepathic contact with him after teleporting herself back to the guest chambers they...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 4
# **4** "...So that's how we dealt with the Pliq raiders that had been harassing the Fansq," James said, finishing the tale he, Elí and Meyleh, and the others had been recounting the events leading up to and including leaving the broken Pliq vessel...
Tangled Vines - Chapter 12
# 12 “Is she on yet, babe?" Craig asked as he came up behind Saa'an who was seated in front of the comm panel. “_Not yet_," she replied with a touch of anxiousness in her sending. Craig sat a glass of _sro-na'jaht_ juice down in front of...
Tangled Vines - Chapter 14
**14** **(Historian's Note:** Less than three cycles of _nan-Raleen_ before the new embassy personnel arrive from Terra.) “_What is it, Ami'an?_ Saa'an asked with a yawn when she heard her friend's voice in her head. “_My Honored Grandmother has...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book #4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-7
7 "_Personal log entry, Terran Standard Date: 2516-06-02; Time: 1645 hours FCT. If all goes well, we will soon be at the dead world known as Chenau-Ri. Miss Kei'sa said that--at our present velocity and course--we should arrive within the month, by...
Tangled Vines - Chapter 16
# 16 ( **Historian's Note:** Less than one cycle of _nan-Raleen_ before the Sol Federation of Worlds diplomatic vessel, S.F.S. _Summer Wind_, DCT-239 arrives at Mur Zhaen.) The original personnel of the Terran embassy were busy with packing and...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 7
# **7** The Battle of Esba'in marked a turning point in the history of the Milky Way galaxy. The First Ones--the timeless, hyper-intelligent, pan-dimensional, and ultra-powerful beings who had guided the development of many worlds across the...