Dragon's Coin
_Dragon's Coin_ by Reserved Rodent Moonlight glistened off the drop of water as it fell from the dark green clouds slowly rolling over St Luna. This glittering raindrop was the first to be blown this far east on the fickle winds of...
My Feet
_My Feet_ by Reserved Rodent I set the hot cup of tea on my mate's desk, making the big lynx glance up briefly from his computer screen and pause, rubbing his forehead as if he were suffering a migraine. "Aren't you supposed to be at the home...
FR01: Good of You to Join Us
**Forging Rust** by Reserved Rodent co-authored with AJH **Chapter One** _Good of You to Join Us_ Two horses strolled through the lightly wooded valley, each step kicking up a light dust that lingered briefly, low to the ground, before settling...
For Every Door that Closes -- One
_This is the exciting small print for this tale._ _First, the characters, locations, and events in this story are fictional creations of Reserved Rodent. Certainly, there are names of locations and entities from the real world referenced in this...
Scavenging for Survival
_ **Scavenging for** _ _ **Survival** _ by Reserved Rodent A bloated, orange sun bore down on the shimmering tan dunes of the desert, reflecting off the bare metal of the skimmer-bike zipping across the endless miles of sandy wasteland. The driver of...
FR02: Stepping inside Rust's Guard
_ **Forging Rust** _ by Reserved Rodent co-authored with AJH **Chapter** **Two** _Stepping inside Rust's Guard_ Rust gave the lynx a nod before turning to the armor racks. The young rat knelt to pull out oil and a cloth for treating leather first....
FR18: Show me
**Forging Rust** by Reserved Rodent co-authored with AJH Chapter Eighteen _Show me_ Rust's tail twitched as he walked towards the tent holding the prisoner. His brow was furrowed mirroring the slight frown on his muzzle. Lord Deke, the lion on...
FR08: I will stove your head in for your insolence
_ **Forging Rust** _ by Reserved Rodent co-authored with AJH **Chapter** _ **Eight** _ _I will stove your head in for your insolence_ The next day, a slightly downcast Squire Rust carried his and his master's laundry to the camp communal washing...
Simultaneous Past
Simultaneous Past by Reserved Rodent From the tapes of Dr. Erom Reasons Behind a Fur Claiming to Have Been Cesar Volkus the Third in a Past Life Subject 3 Rockford, Douglas Aaron Male Armadillo, age: 43 First...
“Worse than it Looks” (A Caden Story)
“Worse than it Looks" Turbulence rattled the Vertical Assent Transport slightly as it finished climbing over the storm pouring rain onto the jungle below. With the human pilot focused on flying, the owl shifter's head swiveled back,...
FR17: He would make everyone proud
**Forging Rust** by Reserved Rodent co-authored with AJH Chapter Seventeen _He would make everyone proud_ The next morning, Lord Chase stepped out of his tent before dawn. The camp was quiet, with only snores and soft moans coming from the tents....
For Every Door that Closes -- Five
_Since I hate to disappoint, here's some "small print" for this chapter. First, the characters, locations, and events in this story are fictional creations of Reserved Rodent. Occasionally, names of locations and entities from the real world...