A Warrior's Heart, Chapter 5
The joke among the spacers, as Night Star told it, was that Damrok was very aptly named by the first colonists that set foot on it. They said, "Well, we finally made it to this damn rock," and that was the way that it came to be. Looking out the...
The Original Species: Preface
#1 of the original species: supplements the original species supplement: preface the objective of the preface is to introduce my 'magnum opus', my masterwork.
A Warrior's Heart, Chapter 6
The Shinsayasa Vineyard reminded Strong Soul of Airgidbaille so badly that she had to keep from looking over the hill to find her cottage. Every so often, she'd catch her eyes wandering, trying to spot S'cree on the wing or one of Marcus' elk wandering...
A Warrior's Heart, Chapter 17
Strong Soul never got over just how long some of the journeys took between the stars. Even with all the technology that the humans had brought with them, and the improvements they'd made with it in the time since the Night of Blood, there was still the...
A Warrior's Heart, Chapter 3
She felt Stargazer's mind before she even reached the door. The link carried the familiar flavor of his particular brand of annoyance. It was the kind that he suffered with in silence, for he knew that even pointing out what he was annoyed about this...
Broodmother
You, a would-be adventurer decided to explore a a cave deep in a forest that had long been forbidden to the other townsfolk after hearing a rumor about a creature that devoured its prey and took on their appearance and even their voice afterwards. Of...
A Servant's Heart, Chapter 12
Chapter 12 Time didn't seem to matter where Meriah was, and flashes of awareness blended with dreams and nightmares. There were images of times long past, playing in the forest with Lyria as she was taught the rudiments of keeping game. More recent...
A Servant's Heart, Chapter 16
Chapter 16 Strong Soul untied the knot just beneath her bent left ear and unwrapped the shemaugh from around her head. Sand fell from the woven cotton to the deck panels as the main hatch closed behind her. She was starting to get used to being...
A Servant's Heart, Chapter 17
Chapter 17 Medics were waiting at the hatch as the ramp lowered, looking up into the ship when the door opened. Stargazer wheeled Night Star out on one of the counter-grav dollies they usually used for moving cargo. On the way down, Strong Soul had...
A Servant's Heart, Chapter 14
Chapter 14 The bridge of the Mrr'tani Pride felt crowded, but it didn't bother Strong Soul nearly as much as it would have before they landed at Avalon. Strong Soul and Night Star sat in their usual seats with Stargazer sitting behind them in what...
A Servant's Heart, Chapter 13
Part 3 - Mother Chapter 13 One week had passed, and Meriah was already sick of the inside of the hospital room. They'd made a great deal of progress on programming the software that controlled her new leg, and she was up and able to walk around with...
A Warrior's Heart, Chapter 1
Part 1 - Refugee "Again!" Stargazer's voice sounded louder than she remembered from his time on the Mrr'tani Pride, filling the hold with a tone of authority that he rarely used in her presence. It was only when they were practicing as they were now...