Kitalia wasn’t happy.     That’s far too much of an understatement.  Kitalia was furious.     She wouldn’t ever admit that she enjoyed traveling with Kre, but she did finally, albeit grudgingly tell the blue-eyed witch that she felt responsible for him ever since the events at the cabin when she had first met him.     In her mind,...Read More

The talk of bathing reminded Kre about his visit to Red’s and the embarrassing memory of the events from that evening. It also reminded him about all the losses he suffered since that fateful night at Cooter’s house.  ‘I wonder what the old man would think of all of this,’ Kre asked himself bemusedly, and...Read More

“A truly difficult thing, indeed,” Dain agreed from a few horse lengths behind them.  “Some aren’t afforded the chance to learn from their losses.” “Master Dain,” Beleg chuckled, “always keeping us honest.  Tis true though.  Tis so very, very true.”  Again, his eyes misted over slightly as he stared out into the distance.  ‘Someday,’ Kre...Read More

“Time to go.”  Beleg’s voice cut through the fog of Kre’s sleep and his eyes snapped open, wondering what was wrong for them to be clearing out so soon after he had just fallen asleep. The slight bit of light coming in through the trees told him a different story and he wondered what time...Read More

Exhaustion overtook him before Kre had a chance to rouse his relief.  As his head slowly lowered to his chest and as his eyelids grew too heavy to keep open, a massive hand clapped down on his shoulder, startling him to immediate wakefulness. “Relax lad,” came the familiar rumble.  “It’s good you were ready to...Read More

Dain offered a few other pieces of advice as they rode in what Kre assumed was the direction of Yahaestra.  Given that it was already late afternoon, at least from what Kre gathered from hearing the others talk, they believed they would arrive at the outpost by the next evening.  A perfect time, Dain had...Read More

Kre nodded, wondering if this was as much as he’d be getting.  ‘Maybe Beleg will have a plan that he can share.’  He looked around for the large man but couldn’t see him in the immediate area.  “Need I?” Dain threatened, holding a small wad of paper in between his fingers.  Kre assumed that he...Read More

“Why the hesitation?” Kre asked Talimar when he managed to guide his horse next to the company’s leader.  “Haven’t I proven myself?”  He hoped he sounded as confident as he intended instead of the petulant child that he imagined he seemed at that moment. “You have indeed,” the Ylveryan replied, his voice soft and his...Read More

Either Talimar did not find the news as exciting as Kersath had, or he hid his elation well.  “Where to?” he asked his long distant kinsman. Kre had not seen Kersath uncomfortable before, and he didn’t really like seeing it now, given the circumstances.  “Heading towards Yahaestra,” he mumbled. Talimar nodded as if he had...Read More

Sweet creaminess masked a slightly bitter but not unwelcome undertone.  The morsel melted on his tongue almost immediately and he wished he had more of it to keep the magical taste dancing around.  All too soon, the remnants melted away and he could feel his body feel much more at ease.  Muscles that he hadn’t...Read More