Of Armor and Bone: Chapter 11 The first stoking of the central pyre that morning had fallen to Shiloh. He had risen earlier than normal, even before the sun had begun to show itself. The ground around the central fire had been padded with excess straw and blankets and firs to provide a place forContinue reading “Dull Edge of Sealed Power”
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The Welcome Home
Of Armor and Bone: Chapter 10 The barely warm rays of sunlight had soaked up the morning fog and pushed the day towards noon. The rocky expanse and yellow grass of the Xiandolan plains greeted the group long in the distance. The trees had long since thinned out, and the rocky outcroppings of the mountainContinue reading “The Welcome Home”
Zethurus
Of Armor and Bone: Chapter Nine The cold gray morning had settled over the forest. Zethurus’s meditation had taken him through the cold, pitch black night. A tingling up his shoulders and neck alerted him to some life force in range of his shelter incantation that cloaked him from outside contact. His eyes shot openContinue reading “Zethurus”
Separate Ways
Of Armor and Bone: Chapter 8 The forest was cold with a piercing wind. The moon had just begun to peek over the horizon, and the final moments of dusk were beginning to fall. The three soldiers marched in single file while their feet crunched the gray and brown dead leaves from the trees above.Continue reading “Separate Ways”
Those Who Remain
Of Armor and Bone- Chapter Seven The early afternoon sun had melted the low fog away, and the light wind had pushed many of the remaining clouds out of the sky. The horse under Terren’s reins huffed and snorted loudly with each elongated stride. The animal’s nostrils flared wide following every breath, letting out cloudsContinue reading “Those Who Remain”