The below ground prison was well guarded, and escape seemed almost impossible. That night in The Lady’s chamber was the only time of privacy the two of them shared. Other than while routinely healing the minor injuries he sustained in the Pit and during Entertainment, Honey Wine communicated with...
The new group moved into two small houses recently built. Lily saw the apprentices by the well. Like Crag, they wore gray robes with red thorns embroidered over their hearts. They looked almost as miserable as he did, but they didn’t realize the benefits they had. At least they were assigned to t...
Sparrow kissed Lock’s chest. They lay entwined in her bed, gazing at the fire in the hearth across the room. “I only wish there was some way we could marry right here. It would be such a nice place to live. We’re right on the coast, so you could have a ship for fishing and trade, and I could keep...
Rain pelted her flesh and moistened her lips, but it felt good after so many weeks of hard work. First had been the battles to defend the small farming village against an attack from a group of rogue Zaltanians who were trying to keep the war on. Then there had been the repairs. As a Dame of the ...
She was a Dame of the Opal Order. Usually she was able to keep her emotions in check and remain strong for others around her. When it came to Blaze, her feelingswere almost too powerful to contain."I got his letter only a few days ago. It was hard for messages to get through to me. Is he ill?""I ...