Copyright Oggbashan June 2012. The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary; the settings and characters are fictitious and are not intended to represent specific places or living persons. * "Bloody troubadour!" Leofric threw the scroll from the bed to th...
The last rays of a swift-fading dusk were departing from the small upper windows of the high hall. Servants in livery of muted red and gold shuffled quietly about in the newborn shadows lighting lamps and torches, no more obtrusive than the mice which scuttled at their feet. Rich tapestries depicting scenes of ancient battles and the long dead warriors who...
Long ago when the world was a smaller and more magical, there lived a young girl named Ruth. She lived in a small village within the kingdom of King Aden. Ten years earlier when she was eight, her family had traveled to the capital where she witnessed the wealth and power of King Aden. She had always dreamed of ruling the kingdom one day, but alas, it was on...
The warmth from the day fades quickly as the darkness begins to overtake the lands. The comfort the sun provides to those unlucky enough to still be alive is slowly, with no mercy, being stolen away. This bit of comfort is all a man has left when he bleeds to death from an injury brought on by battle. The might of the sword has, for centuries, ruled mortal m...
When the rains dried up, and the famine spread over the land, many families faced extreme hardship. Her parents, with six children to feed, tried to cope the best they could, selling off their extra cattle and even taking in boarders that would pay in either money or work for their bed and meals. Tabitha was a young girl, and didn't know much about such thin...
The king has an unusual name inspired by a famous mathematician. If you're the kind who likes to know exactly how every word you see is pronounced, Euthor is pronounced Oy-You-Thur. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Parker's hand rested heavily on the hilt of his sword. The blade was carefully sheathed in a leather scabbard, and the polish on the hilt was d...
Although I'm sure that you may have read or heard the story of King Midas and the golden touch once or twice before, I assure you that the version that you saw in your dog-eared children's storybooks, covered with hand prints of strawberry jam, or the version that tumbled from the pursed lips of your third-grade teacher, whose polyester skirt hissed and slit...
Something loud smashed to the floor, and Ellian opened her eyes with a start. She looked around what seemed to be a ceiling; though, it had several sheets hanging down from it. Another smash, and Ellian sat up abruptly. The source of the noise was coming from a naked, and exceedingly muscular, man. He dropped two ceramic items, and was trying to clean up the...
The next several months were heavenly for the young king. Samantha made every day worth living. Henry became more and more obsessed with his beautiful mistress. Unfortunately, he also became less and less careful. For a while, Samantha at least tried to be sure that she was not seen entering and leaving the king's quarters. But, after a while, she began to t...
Behind the tapestry Part 1 The king and queen sat on their thrones and watched the last of the court exit the large wooden doors. The doors closed with a resounding boom that echoed through the throne room. Once the echos faded away, the kings shoulders sagged and his chin fell. “My queen.” The king said as he turned his head and looked into her eyes. “I...