We stepped into another vast, high-ceilinged room. The air was cold and musty and reminded me of rotting leaves. Not an unpleasant smell at all. In fact, I felt an urge to dwell there, to curl up on the polished wooden floor and have a nap. I wiped my eyes and blinked. I had never seen such a pla...
and “AHHHHHHHHH!” again. Not even in Cityplace are there cleansing opportunities as blissful as this. The bath in the Ladies abode was good, but this? This was supreme. I felt the surge of tiny bubbles pip-pop all over my flesh and I let my muscles sag in pleasure. My fingers searched for the smo...
Despite there being quite a few folk plid-plodding around trying to get as much light time as they could before Curfew Bell forced them to retreat indoors. The dark had a way of making folk jittery, especially since the Praisebee incident. What was oddly was their lack of chat. They walked all qu...
Third Sunday in a row. I know he noticed me. I felt the weight of his stare and the touch of his coat as he brushed past. I watched him move amongst the antiquities like a hunter, stealthy and alert. He shifted his gaze from shelf to shelf then shot his hand out towards a particularly expensive b...