The trembling in her hand grew more intense.  “Kre,” she said with a hoarse whisper,...Keep Reading

Kre’s searching hand finally found the latch and, by feel, he slowly worked out how...Keep Reading

The two of them spun around and hit the floor, hard.  In his haste, Kre...Keep Reading

“That’s a nasty cut,” she said calmly, as if she were casually examining a child’s...Keep Reading

Bel nodded, brought her hands up to her lips, and slowly exhaled into them.  The...Keep Reading

Kitalia snorted, “I am certain it had a deep meaning in whatever language the Ancients...Keep Reading

“No,” Kre repeated, more calmly this time, his own eyes darting worriedly at the walls...Keep Reading

The statement hung in the air for a bit.  Like a low fog, or a...Keep Reading

“What does that mean?” Kre asked, trying to understand what he just heard.  “I thought...Keep Reading

“Excellent matches today!” “Well done!” “Masterful!  Just masterful!” The praise flowed in from all around,...Keep Reading

The interior of the Tri-keep was nothing like the exterior.  On the outside, the small...Keep Reading

The door swung open slowly.  Terync shrugged and pushed it in, not bothering to wait...Keep Reading

Ser Meartin spit out a single word, “Bah!” before he pushed himself unsteadily to his...Keep Reading

“Oh, very well,” he said in a mockingly disappointed tone.  “Whelp Terync, you may sit...Keep Reading

Terync looked at the two knights for a moment, checking to see if this was...Keep Reading

Terync swallowed hard and looked up at the four faces staring intently at him, in...Keep Reading

The heavy wooden axe slammed against Terync’s thigh, eliciting a shout of pain and a...Keep Reading

As the final step to his insane tactic, he reared his lone axe back, as...Keep Reading

The judges didn’t call the bout for several heartbeats. For a moment, silence seemed to...Keep Reading

A blue flag shot up from the judge’s booth, followed almost immediately by four more. ...Keep Reading

“He had many questions that night,” Bel explained.  “As mentioned, we do not discuss details...Keep Reading

He raised a third finger on his “good news” hand and looked suggestively at Kitalia. ...Keep Reading

At the same moment that Kitalia whispered, “Hush, pretend we are not here,” Kre had...Keep Reading

“This is your house?” Kre asked, his voice calmer than he really expected it to...Keep Reading