The Men at My Side

If Only It Were A Dragon [Chapter 12] When I came down from the top of the gatehouse, Sacher offered me a near-silent clap of his hands. “Good show, Sir Gladius.” I took a bow, arm stretched across my stomach like the actors in one of those boring plays at the theater. “Yeah, well, somethingContinue reading “The Men at My Side”

Love Thy Enemy

If It Were Only A Dragon [Chapter 11] The long march from the city walls up to Hightown and the castle district was enough exertion to free me from the cooling effects of the alchemist’s potion. I even regained feeling in my toes and fingers. Eriques was along with me the whole way, filling meContinue reading “Love Thy Enemy”

For a Magical Thirst

If It Were Only A Dragon [Chapter 10] The elf gathered us inside the halls of the barracks, right at the center around the stone ground of the cooking pit. He held a couple of vials of the alchemical tonics in each hand, pulled from the full pallet outside. “Greetings all, properly and for theContinue reading “For a Magical Thirst”

A Doorstop Delivery

If It Were Only A Dragon [Chapter 9] The march back from the old capital seemed longer than the journey there. I felt as if magic had failed us. Not that I was expecting for it to do much in the first place. Apart from their elemental powers and their possible undead armies. But weContinue reading “A Doorstop Delivery”

A Dead King

If It Were Only A Dragon [Chapter 8] We followed the ruined cliff side for a while longer until a semi-intact stone stairway availed itself to us. It took a nauseating turn down a steep incline, seemingly carved out of the soft, perilous sandstone wall. The bottom reaches of the steps were near impossible toContinue reading “A Dead King”