Finally she was ready to go . . . but had to wait in the Hall on her brother and the other men in the party. They were gathering additional stores from the sheds and holds, at Kamen’s orders. Her father had heard how the suddenly-expanded population of the castle had picked the market bare, and...
So Rondal inquired from his men the state of the manor’s defenses and their supply, although he knew the tallies well by now, and he took a report from the two riders who’d returned at dusk from their errand. The roads had been empty, they said, and the villages deserted, but their scavenging ha...
I agreed. “These are but the finest specimens. Nor are they the only type of gem to be arcanely transformed. Clear quartz, milky quartz, all manner of crystals were changed by the spell into truly unique stones. We have only begun studying them and determining their properties, but they conti...
Rondal admitted. “But I’ll come up with something. If we can lure the guards outside, or at least away from proximity to the prisoners . . .” “You’re being awfully subtle about this mission,” Tyndal suddenly accused. “What’s wrong with bursting through the front door ...
A Spellmonger Short Story By Terry Mancour Copyright © Terry Mancour 2013 I had lived in Sevendor for over a year, now, and while I had visited every other Yeomanry in my domain, I had yet to visit Westwood Hall, which is one of the closest manors to the castle. It wasn’t a purposeful slig...
But I could see Pentandra’s point, too. The faces of the women in the crowd were a mixture of delight, anxiety, envy and contemplation – but none were unaffected. Most of them were in middle-age, officers of court or wives of ministers. Such a flaunting of youthful exuberance, beauty, and near...
the Duke said, lightly, “but as you can see we have the situation in hand. In fact, if you need to supply your own estates, I think we can sell you our surplus for . . . call it twelve pennies a bushel? That’s far less than you would have to pay for your own grain. No reason why we can’t make ...