The first thing Rahela heard on the morning after her rather unpleasant dreams wasn't a "good morning." What she heard was the Emperor bluntly saying, "Batu Markov's father, Ilvan Markov, isn't a duke anymore." It was a bizarre greeting. Rahela had frightening dreams in her sleep. From visions of a moldy prison cell to imagined worries about Gabi being...
In the chill of the barracks, there was warmth that could only be found in the embrace of another. Thale had learned that in the early days, when he had been brutalized by a training regime focused on determining his talents. He could still remember the day that everything changed. He had been a child - maybe twelve, thirteen cycles. The training master, a...
Niulang and the children had settled in the mortal section of Jadetown: A little hamlet, set down in a lush glade, overlooked by the great Jade castle, high up on the hill, floating above the clouds, in the City of the Sky, where the fairies live, under the close eye of the Emperor -- The Jade Emperor -- who rules over the Sky City, with his favorite daughte...
The Mage had been gone for weeks. She was attending a festival for the Lady on the Isle of Myst, where she had trained before pledging her service to the new Emperor. She insisted on traveling alone and the Emperor had been furious. Well, not exactly alone. She had her cats and a number of those dreaded stallions she raised. They were the oddest animals; too...
Light shone off the gleaming black skin of the ship. Over three miles long, it had been one of a new race of living A.I. ships engineered to guard the vast Imperial boundary territory. For eight hundred years the small fleet of fast, sleek ships protected the empire. Many enemies had perished attempting to enter and take the empire. Though the fleet slowly d...
For the first time, Wen dressed more accurately for her rank. Her new rank gave her the right to wear images of trees in her clothing, if she wanted. She was also permitted the right to fingernail guards, although her sets were made of lacquered wood. Wen could have slightly bigger pearls, two bracelets on each wrist, bigger flowers, two necklaces, longer...
0001 - Tempro 0003 - Conner 0097 - Ace 0101 - Shelby (mother ship) 0667 - Marco 0798 - Celeste 0999 - Zan 1000 - Sherry (To grow) 0125 0403 0200 0778 0301 0908 0098 (Lucy) 0667 awoke with a start where was he? The last thing he remembered he was in battle with several of his brothers and sisters. Reaching out he couldn't find anything to grab...
This morning, Wen had Moto escort her all the way to the Laundry Department. Beforehand, Wen had been making secret little notes about her own thoughts, and ... strangely enough ... diagrams. When she was at the Laundry Department, she saw a large group of women working mostly by hand. Some soaked clothing in cauldrons of hot water with certain chemicals. T...
Author's Note: A reminder, I recently got a new job. My new schedule might have me updating my stories slower than normal. I'm sorry about that. *** Rahela had her clothes changed for the ride. She put on a dark orange gown with fitted sleeves and a plain but high quality surcoat of pale green. She even put on a white wimple that was draped above her b...
An adult drama in three parts in which women of strong temperament and passions play a vital part. Act I Reign Of Irene, Empress Of The Byzantine Empire. Byzantium Late 797 AD. The island of Principo, Convent of St. George. Act II Reign Of Catherine The Great Of The Russian Empire The Russian Empire Summer 1750 AD. The palace of the Kremlin. Moscow...