The Winter Garden Chapter One
The bells of Dyrestone did not ring for victory. They rang for surrender. Their mournful voices rolled across the valley like a funeral hymn, carrying over stone walls and autumn fields until they reached the army camped beyond the river. Tens of...
Ash and Song Chapter Six
The forge ran late into the evening. By the time Toryn finally left, dusk had settled fully across Grovehollow, cool blue shadows stretching between buildings while lanterns flickered warmly to life along...
Ash and Song Chapter Five
**Cassius** Morning came gently to Grovehollow. Soft light filtered through the small window of Cass’s bedroom, pale gold and quiet, accompanied by the distant sounds of the waking village—roosters calling, wagon wheels creaking...
Ash and Song Chapter Seven
The days that followed settled into something soft. Not courtship. Not quite friendship anymore either. Something quieter. Something growing carefully between them in the spaces neither man quite knew how to...
Ash and Song Chapter Two
Toryn rose, careful not to move too quickly. His tail shifted behind him, betraying his eagerness . He followed Cass to the door. He ducked instinctively beneath the frame, careful not to bump his...
Ash and Song Chapter One
The first time Toryn heard the music, he thought he was dying. It came through the trees like a dream. He had been walking for hours—no, more like staggering. The forest around him blurred into streaks of green...
Ash and Song Chapter Four
The small cottage came into full view now, smoke curling faintly from the chimney, the garden fragrant with herbs. Cass slowed, turning to Toryn with that soft, careful expression that never failed to unsettle him. “You’ve walked quite a bit,”...
Ash and Song Chapter Three
The cottage felt emptier than usual once Toryn’s bulk had stepped into the night. Cass leaned against the doorway, hands still warm from where he had fussed over the Dragonborn’s wound. He hadn’t noticed at...