CH 4. Time to talk. I woke very early the next morning, and saw the beauty sleeping next to me. Ariadne had used my shoulder as a pillow. I knew there was no way I could sneak out without waking her up, and decided my morning exercises were not more important than letting her sleep. I checked if the blanket still covered her body, and quickly drifted off ag...
Lara was on her knees, saying prayers to the goddess Verae. She was alone in the temple, the last visitor had left since dusk. After the last prayers of the day, she glanced at the offering for the goddess that the villagers had given from last month. There wasn't much left, merely a handful of grains in the basket. There wasn't much when Lara accepted it ei...
Venos reclined in the bath-house of Mask's Bounty, a pleased smile on his lips. Iliara, Cyra, and himself had spent a few days under Myrynda's care, the two ladies not quick to leave the comfortable bedchamber they had been sharing with the drow. Venos, for his part, had been given his private lodging as well as credit to spend however he wished, be it booze...
One morning I suggested to Kumar that we visit the Changu Narayan temple, located high on a hill to the east of Kathmandu. I was fascinated with the unique Nepali style of architecture, and Changu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, was one of the oldest and most important temples in the Kathmandu valley. It was a clear, sunny late spring day, with a light breeze,...
"Bishop Smith" the stake president greeted Luke as he grasped his shoulder. "I wonder if you and your wife could join us at the temple this Sunday at 7 a.m.?" "I thought the temple was closed on Sunday. Is this some kind of new bishop hazing? Like meeting at the green of the 9th hole at 9 pm." Luke joked. " No Bishop Smith, you are going to be extended a...
Authoress's notes: This is the fourth part of the story of Jaina Solo's transformation into Imperial Prostitute SX-51472. To summarize the story so far. . . After Jedi Knight Jaina Solo kills her twin brother, Darth Cadeus, she leaves the Galactic Alliance for the Empire, with her sometimes lover Jag Fel. Jag has just been made High Moff of the Galactic Em...
Chapter 15 – The Priestess Spokeswoman Lee-Dolkivna decided that, before anything, she needed to talk to Victor and let him know what was about to happen to Criminal # 101025. She called to make sure he would wait at his office, before turning her attention to the detainee who was supposed to appear before the arraignment committee that afternoon. Fortunate...
(Auther Note: This is the last part of the story of the bastard prince. Please read the previous two parts to understand the story. Enjoy) Chapter Seven: In the Temple of the Ten Gods Prince Edward walked through the dark passages of his father’s magnificent city. The terrible images of the deeds he did in the last two days kept haunting him; the moaning f...
The Temple Even with the map the ruin they were looking for wasn't exactly an easy one to find. It was in a rocky terrain full of ravines, the whole area looking like the aftermath of some ancient cataclysmic event. But found the ruin they eventually did. But getting in turned out to be not that simple either. Kity was standing in front of the entrance b...
Postscript 3 - The Danubian Church and its impact on Danubian society (even more stuff that did not make it into the main part of the novel) The Danubian concept of the Supreme Being The Danubians have a monotheistic religion, which they refer to as the "Danubian Church" or the "Faith of the Ancients". Although in theory the Danubians are Christian, by th...