Seeking a Different Future
Rima was pressed up against the dirty wall of the underground passage, as close to those up ahead as she dared go. She couldn’t see much, with the only light-source having disappeared around the bend, but she could feel that Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p15
“It’s a terrible plan!” “It is the best plan we have.” “It’ll get you killed!” “The alternative is getting everyone killed.” Jaeworl let out a long sigh. It was a good thing the combined herd had left already, for their Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p14
“Ah, yes. That’s the one,” Marnius said as the innkeeper heaved the massive morningstar onto the bar. Ethnila watched the half-ogre lift the weapon up to examine it. Despite the heavy rain falling outside, he had insisted they take a Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p13
Rima cursed under her breath. That was the third pick she’d broken trying to get the stupid cabinet open. She glanced about the room, looking for something else she could purloin, or perhaps even use to pry open the infernal Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p12
He was a ray of sunshine, carrying the Light from the Sun above to the faithful below. His radiance cascaded off the gilded domes of Brighthill Cathedral to dance over its marble spires and illuminate the lands of his duchy Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p11
When Aziz had left, the forest had been untamed but friendly. Now it loomed around him like a predator waiting for a moment’s weakness, the opportunity to pounce. It felt as though even the animals were keeping quiet for fear Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p10
“There is something I need to show you,” Katrina had said. Kyrion looked at Safira and Shadow sparring without really seeing them. He was supposed to meet Katrina in front of the Royal Halls at dusk, and the question was Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p9
The pair had been making good time since their meeting with the half-giant. His words had given her a sense of hope, of purpose. Loriana was determined to find this Kyrion, and seek from him the answers to her past. Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p8
Taral absently watched the child rush ahead of the group, almost disappearing in the undergrowth. She had mostly stuck to Lyara since he dropped her off in the camp, but kept clinging to him whenever she got frightened. Or hungry. Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p7
The calm waters stretched to the horizon, a myriad small islets spread throughout offering a nigh-infinite number of paths leading to the same place: the door out. Not that Sethian had any need for such paths, relying instead on magic Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p6