Elaine was unique among the knights of the realm in that she wasn't required to stay in the shared living quarters of the barracks with the other soldiers. Even though she herself technically wasn't of noble heritage, her station as Prince Stathis' personal champion had garnered her a few privileges that made her the envy of the rest of the palace guard, mos...
Note: This is a series of fantastical, erotic "fairy tales", with the framing device being a group of late-night taverngoers with little else to do. The previous installments are, in order, "The Riddling Sprite", "The Queen's Lesson", and "The Fiddler's Pride". The last time the taverngoers met up, impetuous server Horasen bet that Misty's story of an arrog...
Sir Jeffrey Trailson, Knight Errant, readied his horse. He was on a quest and he had no time to lose. As a Knight Errant he needed to do something amazing to earn his rank as a full Knight of the Land, and that was a problem. Sir Jeffrey was never much good at fighting, which is how most Knights earnt their rank. He had made it to Knight Errant using the ski...
Rorick was a new paladin; he eyed his holy symbol dangling from his neck with pride. It shined so well he could see his own reflection in it, and he'd worked very hard to earn the holy symbol of Dormon, the god of law and purity. He was already on his first mission; the church had sent him past the mountains and to the west where he would find a small villag...
Nik sat on the witness stand inside the old city courthouse. Media sat on both sides of the room, taping and writing every comment said during testimony. The jury took notes during the proceeding. A diverse group of people, men, women, white, black, Hispanic, Asian, all did their civic duty. Even though Nik acted in self-defence, he felt the eyes of some onl...
The legend of the Fisher King had more of a punch behind it than anyone had predicted. Within a week of the demoness Xera ascending the throne, the nearby swamp began to claim farmland bordering its murky deeps. At first, angry farmers came to the castle to petition the rulers for a dispatch of royal engineers that might dam the incoming water. Those farmers...
Dame Sara Illou, Knight of the Land, grabbed her plate of food from the makeshift kitchen and took it into the barracks to eat. The food was not exactly gourmet but then again in a barracks kitchen it very rarely was. However, as she sat down to eat she realised it was perfectly edible and that was the most important thing. She had a long day ahead of her....
Dame Sara Illou, Knight of the Land, sat astride her noble steed Snowglide as the mare walked steadily along the dusty road. She was on a journey, although not to anywhere in particular - sometimes she enjoyed simply taking her horse and striking out into the queendom with no destination in mind. Not everyone could travel easily or had a Knight of the Land w...
Dame Sara Illou, Knight of the Land, was strolling in her ample gardens enjoying the morning when she heard a carriage approach. She was not expecting visitors and so she turned and walked briskly to the front of the house, intrigued to see who might be arriving. There she saw a golden-trimmed carriage and she watched on as her servants rushed to open the do...
I found Jackson in his study waiting for me, "Well, Dana, we're just about finished here. There's only two more stories I want to tell you. Then if you could put together a hard copy for me by the first of the year I'd be most grateful. Of course, we've all grown quite fond of you here at Tanglewood and I want you to feel free to stay here as long as it take...