Chapter 5 - Mila It was raining in Top Town. Grey clouds hung low over the mountain top city, matching the grey stone buildings that made up the majority of the architecture within the town walls. Mila was walking beside the warg Alagar as she approached the east gate. She could see the mage Kalliya standing beside a horse to one side of the gate, her black...
Jael dashed down the spiral staircase in Selene's tower, his boots making no sound. Viktoria wouldn't even know he'd been there. His Draga was going to turn herself over to the man who'd kidnapped Musette and the mage who had hurt her. She would fight with him about him going with her. And Viktoria and her sisters would be welcomed beyond the wards where he...
Few men in the world could make their own way these days. But those that could were afforded a unique luxury of freedom. Living in the protected wild lands of the former state of Colorado, Stan led a simple life, if a rough one. Today, he was fishing, hoping to catch some trout in a small lake. Leaning back in his boat with a six pack and an old portable cas...
"Sera, you need to go outside and hunt," the ghostly image of a sprite told the woman with serpents sprouting from her head in place of hair. "Kal didn't intend for you to stay in here the entire time he was gone. Without you going out and hunting I'm not sure I'll have enough food to feed you until he gets back." The gorgon shrank away from the small flyin...
"No. Fucking. Way." Tom slammed his fist on the table, making all the dishes jump. He shoved his chair back and leapt to his feet, bolting from his apartment to the stairs, where he took the flights five steps at a time. Pausing long enough for the wards to scan him, he continued his headlong rush through the lower level to a false wall. Taking a folding k...
Centaur Love V Mathew sat on the little bench beside the drying barn. Growing up he always woke to see his father getting up early for deliveries, but he never knew how his father knew when one would be delivered. But now he knew. A soft scratching feeling had woken him up earlier. The soft scratching came through the spell of clairvoyance he had laid on t...
Welcome back! We learn how Kal ended up in the situation from the first chapter. For those of you reading The Runesmith Chronicles for the first time I recommend going back and starting with Book 1 (just search for The Runesmith Chronicles or click on my name). It isn't necessary, but it will give you have a better understanding of how things like the magi...
This was written for the 750 Word Project. The story itself is exactly 750 words long according to Microsoft Word. Thanks for reading! _______________________________ "Can you help me, please?" I did, several times, always hoping she'd be back again. In their infinite wisdom, the powers that be in Financial Aid had assigned me to the Computer Help Desk...
It had been another full day before I could attend to you properly. I found myself upon the sofa in the den, your head in my lap. "I do so hope your days here have been well my pet. I regret that I cannot attend to you as often as we both would prefer." I Hum the words gently while stroking your head. "I believe I was going to tell you about Kazemde wasn't...
This is overdue and for that I apologize, a variation of this note was supposed to go onto the beginning of Chapter Two. In Chapter Two Kal saw people with very dark skin for the first time and his reactions are intended to be genuine for someone who has never seen a brown- or black-skinned person in their life. Now... why did I use the term "Very dark ski...