It seemed that she had held her feelings pent up for a long time and they had worn her down until she broke. Ash knew all too well what that was like and could only look on with sympathy as she was carried out of the room. As soon as Allice was carted off, Shina slipped into the room. Ash saw her...
When he sat up Avalanche nudged him gently and whined softly as she often did when she was worried. Thad had begun to understand her little nuances during their time together. Patting Avalanche’s head reassuringly Thad got to his feet. Resigning himself to another day of sitting idly Thad decided...
Stretching his stiff muscles, Ash walked toward the large double doors and pushed them open. As he walked through the doors Ash found himself in a large open area that looked like a never ending garden. The scent of the flowers floated in the air and was relaxing. The gras...
As expected shortly after he woke, Lillian appeared in his room carrying a mug of the dark green slush that she called tea. Bren quickly downed the green liquid trying his best to let as little of it as possible touch his tongue. Even with his best efforts, the taste fille...
The hunters would go out at night and try and scare up any game they could find but things were beginning to get scarce. After the second day out the scouts reported that even with a spyglass they couldn’t spot the Brotherhood soldiers anymore. Knowing that the large Army of Brotherhood soldiers ...
“Looks like you survived your first day,” The older mage said, as soon as Bren entered his field of vision. “It took a bit longer than I expected, so I hope you were able to get something to eat, because for the next few hours I am afraid you won’t have the time for that luxury.” “I ate enough to...
Thad got in line with the others. While he waited his hand kept drifting to his side where his sword was now missing. He didn’t want to chance having a sword causing trouble. He had also left Thuraman behind, though even without it near he knew that he could simply call it to his side if he neede...
She tried to bring up any topic but Thad. Her dreams continued each night making her fear to sleep. Ballard had expressed concern over her ragged appearance but she couldn’t bring herself to tell him what had really been troubling her. He was the closest thing to a brother she had and she knew th...
They tried to lead their horses into the grass forest, but they refused to budge, so they had to leave them behind. Cass wanted to see if there was a way around the large mass of tree-sized grass, but was quickly dissuaded when he was reminded how close the Brotherhood was behind them. Without th...
That alone could have been finished on time but Ash didn’t think that he was expected to assign the commanders to any post that was considered important. Having no real knowledge of who would be good for what post Ash could only listen to the suggestions made by the clan h...
This meant a day spent in useless fretting and even more useless attempts to study in Thea's library. Normally, Dorran would have spent an hour or two in the barracks training hall to release his nervous energy, but he feared coming across Edith, given the mood he suspected of her and the fact th...
As mundane as the items seemed, they were a big part of his plans for the war. The day before the final spade was finished, the first heavy snows started to fall around the capital. Thad wished they had held off for a few days more, but there was little he could do to control nature. With the spa...