Seeking a Different Future
The opulent hallway stretching from the throne room to the palace gates was inordinately tall, especially given how short it was. At either end a pair of guards were standing with their halberds crossed to bar passage, their silent vigil Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Six, p11
The moment the hard soles of his boots clicked against the marble floor Ared knew something was wrong, even though he was still disoriented from the teleportation. He had expected to emerge in Moreth’s study, which had wooden floors. It Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Six, p1
“Dangerous?!” Moreth stared incredulously at Ared. “What could this boy possibly do against one of my-” “Any magic in the duel must be enacted by the participants,” Ared explained, pointedly raising his eyebrows. Moreth gazed back at him blankly. “He Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Five, p17
Ared leaned against the railing, gazing down at the rooftop gardens below. The neat lines of the gravel paths cut esoteric patterns among the orderly rows of greenery. Beneath the verdant blanket the purling streams hid from his view as Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Five, p13
Ky pushed his way across the crowded balcony. The air was thick with pipe smoke and the noise of revelling merchants felt deafening. An evening mingling with guilders, and all he had to show for it were platitudes of resistance Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p5
Diarmid II watched the map half-heartedly, barely paying attention as Moreth blabbered on about trivial matters. The Royal Vizier had been keeping him very busy the past few days. It was almost as if there was something going on he Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Four, p4
Cat, the wild-haired girl from the sewers, peered into the dark alley and waved at him to follow before slipping silently around the corner. He darted after then followed her onto the main street leading up to the Gilded Gate, Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Three, p14
Bor’s nose was itchy and that’s just his latest gripe. This was a waste of time, no matter how you looked at it. He was curled up under a camouflage of branches and leaves that felt like an oven with Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Three, p12
It was a lavishly furnished room. The walls were adorned with tapestries and paintings, all aligned perfectly not just to hang level but also for proper symmetry with each other. Ornaments were lined up according to height on top of Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Two, p5
Aziz scowled. Ky was trying to convince Ared that he had acted on instinct with the intent of helping to capture the criminal, and that the death had been an accident. Moreth, meanwhile, was ignoring all of it to discuss Continue reading Voidwalker: Chapter Two, p2