Wolf looked from face to face, but everyone just shook their heads or shared glances that said, I haven’t seen her, have you? Frustrated, he left the cramped inn and went outside, going from front yard to back, repeating the question. Despite the fact that a man couldn’t take half a step without ...
Siobhan ducked into the common room, half-expecting him to be there, but also aware that he might be completely tucked out of sight. Fei had assured her he hadn’t gone into the city this morning, but was still on the compound. Somewhere. She stopped a few steps inside the room, looking carefully ...
In fact, he’d swear the cursor was laughing at him.This did not look good.The recon mission yesterday had been a success, yes, but Rys still had this pesky after-action report to write. He’d given Admiral Bloch the bare bones of it this morning, of course. He’d just left out a few things. Like…cr...
Azin repeated incredulously. Trev’nor had taken the precaution of bring all both mages out of the city before having this discussion. He did not want anyone to overhear them talking. The dragons were taking the time to hunt, although Becca noticed that either Garth, Cat, or Llona would fly lazy c...
In the back of Jewel’s head a mental clock relentlessly ticked, reminding her of the quick passage of time. The barrier might last another year, but that was only if no one tested its strength by slamming against it and wearing it down faster. She also shuddered to think of what Belthain’s politi...
She’d spent more time listening to Master and asking questions than thinking of what she needed to bring. With him safely snoring away, she had the spare brain power to put together a mental list of what she needed to pack. This was not a case where she could step through a clock portal and fetch...
Ashlynn repeated, not following. “A bridge,” Edvard confirmed, waving her toward the table before stabbing downwards onto the map laying on the surface. “In mild winters, the channel ices up a little around the edges, but it’s still passable. But during harsh winters, it ices over so badly that w...
In fact, the whole idea of sleeping backfired on her terribly. She awoke grouchy, irritable, and even more aware of the fact that she’d been up all night doing some very complex thinking. Jacen—wise man—made them a late lunch, after which they bade him farewell and promised that they would keep h...
Fortunately there were no complications aside from pushing laden wagons through a few muddy patches. Fei wasn’t sure how to feel about arriving at their destination. He would not miss sleeping on cold ground for the night, certainly, but his previous visits to Stott had not gone well. Stott’s mai...
Once there, Rune noticed that the shoreline dipped just enough to provide some cover, if one was hunched low enough. It would drop their speed in half, but it increased their chances of getting to the back unseen. It was a unanimous vote to use that way instead, at least as far as they could. The...
He felt like he’d had a constant headache threatening ever since hearing that they were under imminent threat of being invaded through Izeh Port. His leisurely plans of preparing had suddenly been sped up and now, if he didn’t have three very good commanders to depend on, he’d have lost control o...
Riana came in first, hair tied up in a simple knot at the top of her head, weapons in hand, and a content expression on her face. He looked at her carefully as she entered and noticed that the slightly thin quality of her cheeks was diminishing steadily. No doubt because of a steady diet of good ...