Selwyn, Barony of Fairshore, River Mark
Baron Quentin Blout rode at the head of his knights, the flat farmlands stretching out before him, golden and rich from the summer rains. They were behind schedule. Today was Pride's Fall, the day that marked the end of the time of ma...
2024-11-05 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostStarhaven, Sidor
Edmund sat in his chamber, a goblet of wine untouched at his side. The hearth was empty and the windows had been opened to allow a cool breeze in, to cut the summer heat. There were more comfortable places in the palace to spend time, less stuffy than the k...
2024-11-04 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone was nervous and amped up as we suited up in the locker room. Our fieldhouse was behind one of the goal lines in an older style building, but we could already hear the noise of the crowd outside.
We were all freshmen, being the freshman team, so even though most of us had been playi...
2024-11-02 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt didn’t take long to realize that I’d be with the same kids every class, as we all kind of traveled together in a group more or less in the same direction, although kids dipped in and out to try and visit friends or stop for something without being late to the next class.
We were appa...
2024-11-01 12:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostRendallia City, Rendallia
Isolde wandered through the halls of the keep, her “protector” trailing behind her, a constant shadow. He was not a guardian, not really. More of a watchful jailer, a reminder of her captivity in Rendallia. She’d been excited when she’d fir...
2024-10-31 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMonday, we were playing our first full scrimmage in pads and everything, trying to get as close to a real game as possible against our defensive linemen. Our first game was on Thursday, which didn’t give us much time to get ready. How fast the schedule was between our first practice and our fir...
2024-10-30 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostTwyver, Barony of Greenwood, River Mark
Baron Inworth rode through the crowded city streets as more of his people took what little belongings they had to run south, before the inevitable invasion began. Inworth wished he could tell his people he could protect them. Keep the...
2024-10-28 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWashington D.C.
Taylor’s back felt cramped, but he wasn’t going to give anyone the satisfaction of seeing him in distress. They were treating him like he was the criminal, instead of the man hiring hitmen to kill political opponents and kidnapping teenage girls. It had ...
2024-10-26 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Fast. You have to react faster,” Rowan said as his sword passed within inches of Osric’s face.
Osric danced back and feinted left, then quickly changed direction, trying to catch him when he was off balance, on his back foot. Or so it had seemed to Osric. Rowan’s wrist pivoted, tur...
2024-10-25 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostValemonde, Lynese
The Lynesian palace was impressive. William had to give it to them. He’d always thought the palace at Starhaven was impressive, but it paled in comparison to what the Lynesians had done. Where they had stone lined with tapestries, statues, and art, here ...
2024-10-23 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of my first day went well, even though I did not have a single class that did not have one of Elijah's group in it. Notably, Miguel and the rest of that group were not in the remedial classes. Only a handful of the other freshman players were in all the remedial classes, which I think sh...
2024-10-21 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNorth Bank of the Thunderhorn, Kingsheart, Sidor
Aldric stared out the farmhouse window, finally giving up on his pacing. He had arrived early and, in spite of Alyssa’s protests, without guards. He needed to convince Edmund that he was being sincere and was a reasonable i...
2024-10-20 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOutside Valemonde, Lynese
William was in the command tent, looking over the map, which his aides had just updated with the latest reports. Two more ships had arrived from Rendallia to help secure Dawnstar Lake, bringing his total to six. Not a fleet, but a large enough body...
2024-10-18 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI was lying on my bed, the playbook Coach Heidemann had given me open on my chest. In middle school, we’d just kind of learned plays and run them. There hadn’t been all this homework. I’d forgotten how much work it was at this level.
The thought almost made me laugh out loud. The thin...
2024-10-16 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostTaylor held Kara tightly, relief washing over him as he felt her safe in his arms. For a long moment, neither said anything else. For a moment, Kara let her tough girl act down and allowed herself to be the vulnerable, scared young adult she was.
The spell was broken by the sound of Bonnie...
2024-10-15 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostKenna, River Mark, Sidor
Aldric fastened the final clasp on his travel bag, having the feeling as if he was forgetting something he had every time he had to leave home.
He should have done this already. Things had been spiraling out of control for a month, ever since ...
2024-10-14 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWe managed to finish practice with no more incidents, although it was a rough finish. Everyone was icy toward each other, even the kids not directly part of the conflict. The vibes were just off, and the coach wasn’t having it. We’d ended up having to run laps for the last ten minutes of prac...
2024-10-11 13:01:17 +0000 UTC View PostStarhaven, Kingdom of Sidor
Serwyn stood on Market Road, his eyes fixed on the execution platform sitting in the center of the wide road, which from the bustling Merchants’ tier to the Nobles’ tier, now lined with grim-faced guards holding back the swelling crowd.
John Taylor parked the SUV a quarter mile down from the farmhouse, where it was still blocked by a tree line before the ground upended up to the farmhouse and surrounding pastures.
This far out in the middle of nowhere, there were no street lights and with the cloud cover above, it was pitc...
2024-10-08 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThey didn’t have long. Even in a more or less empty industrial district, there was a good chance someone called the cops and reported gunfire. Worse, he had a problem.
Kara wasn’t here and they didn’t have any survivors, which meant he had no lead on her. If something happened to her,...
2024-10-06 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostKenna, River Mark, Sidor
Aldric sat in his favorite cushioned chair, feeling the warmth from the fireplace, still not feeling warm. He had only been home from Shadowhold for a few days, and he’d yet to feel fully warm. The season had been incredibly long this year, with m...
2024-10-05 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostLindvale, The Barony of Lindenwood, Sidor
“…supplies for the work to be done,” Thurston said, sitting in his simple but comfortable chair, enjoying the always sour look on his steward’s face. “We’ve been cut off from Iron Keep all winter and I know there has bee...
2024-10-03 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI was lying on my bed, listening to the ceiling fan go round and round, both tired but also not wanting to just lie here because I would have to sit with my own thoughts too much.
Today had been another brutal practice, so much so that one of the sophomores had gotten heat stroke and starte...
2024-10-01 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostBonnie came back alive as they pulled off the freeway and into the maze of warehouses and factories that filled this small industrial area outside the city, craning her neck around looking from building to building.
“That’s it up there,” Taylor said, pointing down toward the end of th...
2024-09-30 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostStarhaven, Sidor
Edmund stormed down the hall, nearly barreling over the few servants that were too slow to get out of his way in time. Furious didn’t even begin to describe his mood. The full shock of the wyvern’s message crumpled in his left hand still hadn’t settle...
2024-09-28 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWashington, D.C.
They slowly made their way off the plane, stuck in the mass of people, as Taylor tried to think through options. They had just stepped out of the plane and onto the jetway when he saw his option.
Grabbing Bonnie’s hand, he yanked her after him, thro...
2024-09-27 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEbbwater, Dunwic’s Reach, Kingsheart
Tom Fletcher heaved another log from the cart, his muscles straining under the weight. He tossed it on the pile with the other logs, the sound loud and echoey in the empty woodshed. Sweat beaded on his brow despite the cold evening air...
2024-09-25 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostTemporary Legion Hospital, Eastern Germania
“And make sure those supplies reach the forward aid stations by tomorrow,” Ky heard Lucilla say, her voice reaching him before he pushed his way through the tent flap. “I will not accept any delays.”
Ky smiled to him...
2024-09-24 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNorthern Wistla River
A cascade of animals running down the river, away from the alien chugging sound, preceded the sight of the metal behemoth coming round the riverbend, smoke puffing away out of its three metal stacks, making so much noise that it would be impossible for...
2024-09-23 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post