The head housekeeper called all the slave girls together into the kitchen. "The Master has just received word that a member of the Senate will be spending the night with us. He had planned to travel through the night, but a wheel has broken on one of his wagons, so he will be stopping here." She looked sternly at us all. "This is a big opportunity for the M...
The summer evening was just right - cooler than the day had been, but still warm enough that going around in bathing suits wasn't too uncomfortable. The group of friends, all home from various colleges, were hanging out at the local abandoned quarry, now the local swim hole. Alcohol had been flowing freely, and most of the young adults were feeling no pain....
Twenty Years Previous The pregnant woman was going to die. Ryder couldn't stop that -- but if he wanted to, he could postpone it. He could give the baby in her womb a chance to live. He had explained that to her, but he had left off a very important piece of information. That was why he was hesitating. "Please," the woman whispered. Ryder gazed sadly at he...
In Praise of The Bum (Or The Ass as Our American Cousins Call It) I don't know what it was but the rocking of the underground train always had the same effect on me at the end of the day. It made me sleepy. Today I was dozing before the train got to the next station. Maybe it was the heat, the tiredness (and boredom) from my job. The half a bottle of wine a...
Drums throb relentlessly, a heavy rhythm that works its way into your head. No ethereal elven flutes this time, this was the music of the Karsh...war drums. The cavern was once again filled to brimming with the flashing black plumage of the Karsh warriors, no female or slave was visible amidst the painted masses. The drummers form a semicircle at one end of...
Dawn breaks over the highway, paved stones lining the path east, weariness closing his eyes to narrow slits. Jolen re-shoulders his leather satchel, resting a hand on one of the stoppered flagons at his hip. He reaches upwards a--nd combs his violet crest feathers through with his talons. Brow knitting in concern, he resumes his swift, determined pace, a gre...
Diane looked up from her computer screen when the APC started to chirp and noticed that the second hand on the clock wasn't moving. "Not again" she groaned as she shut down her computer. It was the third time in six months that the power had gone down. When was the landlord going to get his head out of his ass and do something about the problem? She got up...
"Listen, Honey, Stranglethorn Vale is no place for a sweet little night elf like you." Elunara sighed. "Look, I'm on commission from the SI:7, here are my orders." She held up the paper. "All I'm really asking; is for you to get me to my drop off point." "Aw, let her, Robert." Another man snorted. Robert rubbed his neck. "We just don't have the man power...
A crowd gathered in the throne room, as the men to be promoted stood in front of Varian. Grogek and Jordan stood center, while Jerry, Louis and Mark stood behind them. The room had been decorated with full banners and honors, in recognition of the service the men held. "I have gathered you all here to bear witness to the makings of our new Stormwind." Vari...
Suddenly, Susan realized how a teddy bear felt. She was completely squished under Grogek's massive arm, as he lightly snored into her hair. She wanted to cuddle up against him, but the more pressing issue, was that she desperately had to pee. Wiggling several different directions, she found that if she wasn't stuck, then Grogek tugged her in tighter. "Elun...