The knock at the door was steady and firm. And loud. Very, very loud, at...Keep Reading

After about twenty minutes of non-stop eating, Mrs. Koraski wound her way down the stairs...Keep Reading

Knowing that any further delays would only serve to make the trip that much worse,...Keep Reading

When Kre looked up from his reverie, Syonette was gone.  He expected that though, so...Keep Reading

Still tugging at the collar of the cloak, Kre looked up at the smirking face...Keep Reading

Despite the knowledge that he could get out of this whole ordeal by turning the...Keep Reading

They both looked up at Braun but the sullen driver refused to look back at...Keep Reading

The cuff to the side of Kre’s head made his ear ring for several seconds....Keep Reading

Soon enough, they came to a fork in the road.  The main road curved to...Keep Reading

The cabin was right where Lowil said it would be.  Given that it was the...Keep Reading

After tearing through both his bag and Braun’s, Lowil’s head hung low as he turned...Keep Reading

Stepping over the Ranger who was still rubbing his face in the dirt, Braun pulled...Keep Reading

With his boot still planted on the young girl’s back, Marce pushed down hard, roughly...Keep Reading

The door to the cabin opened and the young female prisoner nearly fell over her...Keep Reading

The two made their way outside where the sky had grown darker with the sun...Keep Reading

They set the poor man up near the front door, with a bucket of fresh...Keep Reading

The look the young Ylveryan girl shot at Kre was one of puzzlement mixed with...Keep Reading

“All right now,” Kre said, wiping his mouth with his sleeve, “I’ve eaten the stew,...Keep Reading

Kre mutely followed Kitalia’s next instructions, which were to pull the coffin off of the...Keep Reading

As he stood there, a log from the kitchen’s fire burning in his hand, he...Keep Reading

Realizing that she was being difficult on purpose and not having the energy to do...Keep Reading

“Your feelings are… justified,” she replied.  Kre hadn’t been expecting that as the response.  He...Keep Reading

Those first few years for the migrants, immediately after they arrived on the shores of...Keep Reading

Confused, Kre blinked slowly a few times.  “Weren’t you?” She laughed, and it was a...Keep Reading