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Rhylix I know what I'm asking of you. “They’re here.” Opening my eyes, I stared at Creation for a moment before sitting up. After rubbing my eyes, I rested my hands between my legs, letting my knuckles brush the dirt. The last week had been… difficult....

Rhylix I do not ask it lightly. Several hours later, I understood why Raimie had seemed so opposed to the idea of sailing. He’d only stopped puking his guts up a little while ago, about when my tincture had kicked in. With a fleet of ships crashing thro...

Raimie   With shaking hands, I opened the hatch above my head before climbing the last few rungs of the ladder, and when sunlight splashed over me, I held perfectly still, turning my face up to it. After so long trapped in the ship’s hull, I hadn’t been sure...

Raimie   After two days of drifting, I met with Commander Marcuset, Eledis, my father, and Captain Oswin to discuss our situation. So far, all we’d produced was frustration. Eledis had been surly since Oswin had asserted his right as the ship’s captain to a...

Rhylix   But you're the only one who can end me.   Something was wrong with Raimie. While sailors and pirates alike watched a bloodied head soar overboard, I couldn’t take my eyes off of the kid, too busy figuring out what was wrong with him to do otherwis...

Rhylix   I've placed myself in harm's way more times than I can count.   “Raimie?” I said as I approached my friend. When the kid didn’t respond, I winced. This would be bad. Stepping closer, I glanced at what was holding Raimie’s attention, and on seein...

Raimie   When I woke up to darkness with the comforting noises of maritime life all around, I wondered if I’d dreamed about the battle. How else could I be alive? The last thing I remembered was a giant with a mace preparing to swing at me, but if that had b...

Raimie, Rhylix   Raimie No other noteworthy events occurred for several days, and during this period of calm, I caught up on my studies. Eledis had taken over as my tutor, working with me on his areas of expertise: negotiations and economics. He wasn’t a g...

Raimie, Rhylix   Raimie Huddled between crates, I kept an eye on the hatch that led into the hold. Bright was standing below it, swaying in place, while Dim hovered beside me. It wasn’t the best configuration. Not only was I unsure about whether I could us...

Eriadren   I waited in my cell for the Council to decide my fate. It was taking them a while to do that, but I supposed I could understand. They were likely still dealing with the fallout of their public spectacle, considering it hadn’t gone as planned. I d...

Eriadren   After the guards brought me home, I couldn’t do much besides lay in bed for who knew how long. I should have gotten up and found Lirilith or perhaps visited Arivor, but I couldn’t find the energy to do… anything. I’d died. For a time, I’d left th...

Eriadren   With a tight jaw, I stood on the city wall, looking over the blanketed spread of angry humans that surrounded my home. I hadn’t seen anything like this since the first war. In its last battle, we, the defenders, had been sure that reinforcements ...

Eriadren   Getting to Arivor was surprisingly easy, at least at first. My disguise got me through many a human checkpoint until I was closer to my friend’s tent, and then, his elite troops spotted me. He, however, had been expecting my presence. I was taken...

Eriadren   I’d finished my recounting of everything that had happened in the last day, and Lirilith, already tired when I’d begun my tale, absently blinked at nothing. I was worried that I’d broken her, but then, she stirred, turning tear-filled eyes on me. ...

Raimie   Bored, I sprawled on neatly trimmed grass while waiting for Alouin. Humming to myself, I ignored the keening that was ever present here, no matter how difficult that was proving to be, because I didn’t need a reminder of what was hanging at the sky’...

Raimie   Rhylix and I walked back toward the forest, all while I wondered if we’d have to move beneath its strange canopy. I’d rather not do that, if possible, but it would be smart, if we meant to stay unnoticed in this hostile- Ahead of me, Rhylix grunted...

Raimie   Raising Silverblade, I caught the first blow on it. My attacker, small and lithe, sprang away before diving in with a series of strikes, ones I desperately dodged or blocked. Even still, glancing blows got through my defense. While Dim’s help was e...

Raimie Grabbing Ren’s tunic, Rhylix propelled her into a tree, hovering his dagger in front of her eye. Or where openings in cloth strips indicated her eye should be. “You have one chance to explain yourself before I slit your throat,” he hissed. When he ...

Rhylix I've even attempted suicide as my desperation has increased. She was alive. Even as I watched her finish her meal across from me, I couldn’t quite believe it. All these years, I’d thought her dead, another victim of the Kiraak and… me, but she was...

Raimie “We need to talk,” I said. Nylion and I had nearly reached the top of the well with only a small stretch of wall left between us and freedom. Or whatever the next step in this quest would be, I supposed. “It cannot wait until we are no longer hangi...