She turned her gaze around the small circle of pines that hid them temporarily from the world. The set up of their tents around the fire left only a small space that when standing she would barely fit beneath without the branches catching in her hair with one wrong move. Finn watched her take it all in, then pushed himself up off the ground.
“Right now.” Continue reading
Lorelei could see the distant city growing closer and closer as the day grew longer. By early afternoon she saw white-sailed specks on the harbor, boats drifting in, fading away as they departed to head north like tiny soldiers marching across the crisp, blue-green water. She had never been to Port Felar, but she knew it was the busiest port in all of Leithe, bringing in goods from all lands south, east and north of the continent. They could get lost in such a place, if they actually managed to get past the city gates and into the bustling city.
The seldom-used road that carried them further up the coastline had taken two days to travel, but that two days had felt more like ten with all the tension and the silence between the three travelers. The nights were even longer, devoid of merriment and casual conversation. Not even Finn seemed himself, stubbornly refusing to indulge her when she tried to talk the way they’d been talking every night since they’d met. Continue reading
This year has been so strange and difficult that every day I feel like I’m walking through a cloud. I know that as we get older, it is a common thing to begin seeing family and friends pass away, but in the last five months so many people I know have died and I really don’t know how to deal with it. Continue reading
Pale daylight lit the swirling squalls of snow, making them glisten like magical whirlwinds before they parted from the path to occasionally to reveal their destination. Great Sontak, looming in the distance. They had not yet come upon the couriers or the refugees, but Logren reasoned they’d likely done the smart thing and made camp in the mountain pass. On the ledge where they’d camped the night Logren and his men had swooped in and saved them from the hunters after they’d been exiled, all that remained of his people would be shielded from the harsh weather, their position held aloft from the wild animals, goblins and trolls that desperately combed the tundra in search of weak prey. Continue reading
They caught up with the men Hodon dispatched rather quickly, riding swift against the bitter wind to join them. Frigga kept pace with him, riding steadily at his side as if she knew her very presence was the only thing keeping him calm. He found it funny that though he’d protested about her going in the first place, a part of him was relieved that she’d asserted herself and insisted on coming along. He still couldn’t get her father’s glare out of his mind, but the more he thought about what Logren said before they’d left, the less he seemed to worry about Broehn’s wrath when they returned.
She wanted him, wanted to be near him and laugh with him, make him feel comfortable and safe in a world that was no longer either of those things. Continue reading
Finn’s heart was still racing, wildly thumping inside his chest with no sign of slowing. Frantic thoughts of almost having lost her continued to roar through his mind. The only thing calming him was her, the gentleness of her touch as she scooped water water into her cupped hands and splashed it against the stinging wound that slashed his arm. The salt of the water made the cut throb and burn, but he didn’t wince or growl the way he wanted to.
She was already frazzled and scared, the blurred aura of color surrounding her body that only the wolf could see was pale blue and streaked with deep hints of red. The two colors merged into various shades of light purple and pink that the wolf understood–her fear was slowly subsiding, but it would be hours before her heart rate slowed to a normal pace. Continue reading
First, thanks for all the get better wishes yesterday. I think the worst of my cold is starting to pass, so I’ve been focused this morning on a few things I promised over the weekend. Continue reading
