Seeking a Different Future
The opulent hallway stretching from the throne room to the palace gates was inordinately tall, especially given how short it was. At either end a pair of guards were standing with their halberds crossed to bar passage, their silent vigil Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Six, p11
“How’s I supposed to know she’s nobility?” Qaera scoffed, scowling at her empty mug and the equally drained pitcher next to it on the bar. “She dressed like a merchant. A not very successful one, at that.” “Them foreigners’re hard Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Six, p7
“Hey! One-eye! You dead?” The crouching troll poked Aziz’ lifeless body, lifting his head by the beard to peer into his bloodshot red eye for signs of life. “Not a very respectful way to treat a corpse,” the djinni remarked Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Six, p6
The sharp smell from Ethnila’s stew filled the air of the small shelter, bringing with it memories of home. It had been a long time since she’d last cooked, and she didn’t really have the right ingredients available this far Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Six, p4
The moment the hard soles of his boots clicked against the marble floor Ared knew something was wrong, even though he was still disoriented from the teleportation. He had expected to emerge in Moreth’s study, which had wooden floors. It Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Six, p1
Uragh stalked the outskirts of the village for a while, not wanting to get involved in the fighting. Yet. He could feel the bloodlust boiling within him, trying to coerce him into joining the fray, but he pushed it away. Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Five, p10
Taral wasn’t sure where the others were; this wasn’t his forest, at least not the part he knew. He knew they were near, caught glimpses and heard them, but he hadn’t the same awareness he was used to when hunting Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Five, p6
“How goes it?” Her voice drew his attention away from the cards spread on the table before him and he looked up. She was stretching lazily in the bed, one side was illuminated by the pale light of the heavens Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Five, p4
He hummed a tune to the beat of drops falling from the dismembered beasts as He wiped His hands on a now-ruined handkerchief. Combat was not His kind of jazz; had never been. It felt out of tune, like a Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Five, p3
Rima cursed under her breath. That was the third pick she’d broken trying to get the stupid cabinet open. She glanced about the room, looking for something else she could purloin, or perhaps even use to pry open the infernal Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p12