“Oh, very well,” he said in a mockingly disappointed tone.  “Whelp Terync, you may sit at ease.”  He seemed to consider something for a moment before he added, “You may, for the rest of this evening, consider yourself to have knight’s privileges if only to spare my ears from that idiotic phrase you pissants spit...Read More

Ser Meartin spit out a single word, “Bah!” before he pushed himself unsteadily to his feet and staggered over to the cabinet where all of the drinks were.  The panther rose to her feet and followed him; her paws silent on the stone floor.  For the first time Terync noticed that her fur seemed to...Read More

“Get this over with,” Meartin growled, tapping his empty cup against his armrest. It was clear that the lady was tempted to say something, but she held her tongue.  Again, it looked to Terync that the panther was laughing.  He cleared that thought from his head and moved to the indicated seat.  He sat at...Read More

The door swung open slowly.  Terync shrugged and pushed it in, not bothering to wait until it swung open all the way on its own.  It was exceptionally rude, of course, but Terync was emboldened by the idea that he was somehow earning praise for being somewhat of a rebel. “There he is, our champion...Read More

The interior of the Tri-keep was nothing like the exterior.  On the outside, the small fortress was short, squat, and constructed of ugly stones fitted together in a grotesque way that resembled layers of melted wax.  There were rumors that three towers once rose up out of the each of the three corners of the...Read More

There was no cheering during Terync’s trip to the Tri-keep, the original fort turned administration building.  The three-sided stone fort was actually the very first permanent structure built and occupied by the Tehynshins when they first came to this land. It was said that the construction was aided by the dragons, which seems entirely plausible...Read More

“Excellent matches today!” “Well done!” “Masterful!  Just masterful!” The praise flowed in from all around, causing the chest to puff out a bit, the back to straighten more, and the grin to get wider and wider.  The young knight-to-be strode down the hall, his shoulders more sore from the congratulatory pats on the back than...Read More

“What does that mean?” Kre asked, trying to understand what he just heard.  “I thought the Ancients were all dead.  I mean, it’s been… what, a few hundred years?” “More like a few thousand, but hey, who really counts after the first hundred years.” Bel nodded and tried to stifle a smile.  The back and...Read More

“Like real sister?  Sister sister?” Kre asked, his mouth moving faster than his brain, “Or is it something like  a sister in spirit because you’re both dragons?” “I can not even…” Kitalia muttered, throwing her hands up.  “Where did you say our packs were?  I will go ahead and get something going food-wise.” Bel motioned...Read More

The statement hung in the air for a bit.  Like a low fog, or a bad odor.  “What do you mean… you’re a dragon?” Kre asked.  He couldn’t help himself, but he looked Bel up and down as if trying to connect the image in his mind with the figure before him. Though it was...Read More