Ashes and Smoke: The Many

The rain had finally stopped entirely and the storm had passed, but the voices continued to berate Gideon. He did his best to focus his attention on other things. Now in the woods, the shade from the trees offered some protection from the cloudless sky as the sun rose higher, approaching midday. Water still dripped […]

Ashes and Smoke: The Morning After

The morning sunlight had begun to pour through the cracks of the wooden shutters on the window. No roosters signalling the daylight and the muffled voices in the street below indicated that it was not dawn, but still early morning. Gideon rolled over, turning his back on the window and pulling the cover over his […]

Ashes and Smoke: Rumors (Cold Open)

The cellar storeroom was cramped and cold, but well lit. The barrels, sacks, and crates were pushed and stacked against the walls, making room for a table, with its chairs off to one side. Claudia leaned over the table, her palms flat on the surface, as she read the messages that had come in from […]

Forthright Purpose and Ulterior Motive

Vyth carefully removed the beaten and bloody armor piece from her upper body, and clutched the wound on her left side. The bleeding slowed already, but with every movement the wound ached. Chain and plate clattered onto the stonework floor of the watchtower as she began to make her way to the parapet, blood drops […]

The Long Embrace

The establishment known as The Long Embrace is actually a renovated estate that once belonged to a wealthy family, rumored to be of nobility, that had thinned out and faded from history a little over a century ago. Nearly fallen to complete ruin, the last of the family line gifted the property to a band […]

Echoes of the Past

Caed and Gregor strode into the edge of town in the late afternoon. There were no actual distinctions between most of the buildings, so it took some time to find the man who posted the contract. They found him near the market, where sellers were still peddling their wares, but slowing down to close shop […]

Mercy

The camp fire had been burning a couple of hours at this point. They settled on a small clearing between the trees off the main road to keep out of the way, but the firelight made them seen from nearly any direction. Willem didn’t think it was an issue, despite the problems they’d had the […]