"Betsy got out?" Sophia Ridge takes the metal frame she and Jack was hauling out from his hands and nudges him aside. He squinted at her thinking to himself that she could have carried that out by herself all along. The group joined Greta back on the desert floor. Elle had finally caught up out of curiosity. Tossing the metal sheet ten feet away Sophia sp...
Christmas always used to bring me joy. But for the second Christmas in a roll, I had no family to spend it with. Oh sure, I could try to join in with some cousins of my mother who were only a decade older than me, but I would still feel like an intruder. My grandmother passed away some eighteen months ago. During the funeral arranging, I got a sudden intervi...
Chapter 6 Azlorik returned to the suite in a flourish. He spared Mistale not even a glance as he gathered a few items and packed them within a worn leather pack, teleporting out just as quickly. Mistale moved from her spot in front of the bedpost, trying to make some sense of what had just happened. He hadn't even acknowledged her. That seemed odd to her. S...
Mirka was running though the woods. She did not know where she was or where she was going. But she knew what was behind her and she would not go back to that. The chains on her arm, legs and neck were heavy, but she kept running carrying them the best she could. Thorns caught on her legs and arms, leaving scratches. But she kept running as she stumbled and f...
As the lottery began, it was not difficult for Ciara to appear concerned. The lottery was an annual tradition in her village. As it began, an urn was prepared (it had been the same urn since Ciara's Grandmother's first lottery), filled with one white ball for every girl of bleeding age in the town. Then, in a solemn ceremony in front of the assembled villag...
I am so enjoying telling this story. I am posting this chapter a few weeks early. I hope you enjoy it. I am not perfect, and have never claimed to be, so please enjoy the story and forgive me for any mistakes I may have missed. Please share your thoughts. IR2R ***** Chapter 6 The couples went to their rooms. Ciara walked with Suni and then Mari and help...
THIS STORY IS INTENDED FOR ADULT READING ONLY ------------------------------------------------- Some kids get to be apprenticed in the sorcery business by going to a posh school -- others have to do it the hard way. But then again, there are games you can play in a dragon's riding net which are a bloody sight more interesting than chasing a winged ball on...
Sellsword 6 – The Dragon Lord This story was previously posted on a site that is no longer fully functional With the Dragon Dancers and their mother slain, Garth, Jarveena and Hawk rode slowly back to Kaladur. Little was said among them as they traveled – each was deep in their own thoughts. “Grieve not, Jarveena.” The words entered Jarveena’s mind, a...
Author's note and warning: the following story contains subject matter for mature audiences only. I won't list all the possible "offending topics", I'll just warn you that I don't get offended by much and I tend to forget what things might offend other people. No actual dragons were harmed in the creation of this story. Lissa -- Chapter 1 - Leaving Home...
"I have come, my pretty, and I bring you—GWENDOLYN!" Cordelia, feared sorceress, scourge of Nilfton, Bringer of Fire, and proud member of the International Union for Wicked Witches, Evil Uncles, Treacherous Viziers and Butlers Who Did It, stared transfixed at the sight before her: her captive, the lovely Princess Gwendolyn Mere lounging around in her ivory...