Rhine Bridge A LIGHT EASTERLY BREEZE BLOWS in and hits the old wooden bridge causing it to sway slightly. It creaks a little from the movement and the sound can be heard just over the soft gurgling of the steady flow of the river below. "These kinds of bridges just aren't safe," Huxley the priest complains as the group approaches the wooden bridge. "C'mon...
'Awaken, child of mine,' calls a voice. It beckons him back from beyond the veil...from beyond the darkness and peace of the grave. His eyes slowly open, unfocused and unprepared for the pale glow of the crystal that surrounds him. He feels...warmth. Warmth returning to every part of him as the cold hands of death release. 'Awaken, once more, Terin...' "U...
Mori drew the hood of her cloak over her head, staying low in the shallow reeds at the rocky hill's base. A broad, fire-scorched cavern was illuminated by the setting sun. Faint stars had just begun to come out of the night sky, and if her bet was right this was the right time. A red dragon lived here and had very recently plundered an envoy carrying bars o...
The door closes with an abrupt 'slam!' behind Atlas and he spares it only a single glance backwards before turning his attention to the hall in front of him. "Huh," grunts Atlas. "I guess there's no turning back for me." He proceeds down the hall cautiously, eyes flicking this way and that as he does so. In this moment he felt as nervous as when he was bre...
"This is ridiculous." Smokesnort said, shaking his head vigorously, sending a wave of misty water flying in all directions. "Couldn't we do this another day? You know I hate the rain." Indeed, a cold drizzle had dominated the skies all morning, and of all the places to be on a rainy morning, huddled together outside in the Bandit Forest was not one of the m...
"What the hell does that mean?" the one on the right growled, brow furrowing. Harper ignored him, eyes still glued to the towering leader. She searched his gaze for mercy, for any glint of humanity, but nothing swam within those depths. It chilled her to the bone, making her second-guess her decision. Too late. "I'll only speak to you," she told him, resol...
The night swept in and wrapped the vagabond in a cool cloak of darkness as he silently wove his way through the city streets. His hood obscured his vision, but his knowledge of the roads and rooftops coupled with his enviable hearing and sense perception guided him expertly as the clatter of the city watch started up. Four whole minutes, that was a new recor...
This story will contain elements of non-consent, BDSM, fantasy/sci-fi anal/oral and forced sexual activity. If this is not your thing, then feel free to move on to another story. This chapter is mainly setting the scene. Things will definitely progress more rapidly in the next several chapters. Enjoy. Feedback is appreciated. * She was feeling faint. The...
The fire crackled and lit the sparse camp in flickers and sparks. Jameson sat on a stump he had drug near the fire, and turned a skinned quail and some tubers on the little spit he'd propped between two sticks. He looked to his horse, grazing on it's own, and smiled. He wasn't far from the town, but that particular horse was pretty mean tempered, so he wasn'...
Narlissa Quickhands, half-elf and master thief, padded quietly across the flat roof of the tavern. A full moon cast long shadows and it was not as dark as she would have liked, but it was midnight and it wasn't going to get any darker. It was time to get started. Passing the guards outside had been easy. She skirted the tavern behind its major wall, then ni...