High-pitched whines pierced his skull as ricochets bounced off the wall and went screaming off in other directions. "Ye sure know how ta show a lad a good time," Gunther grunted. He sidled up to the wall and raised his head just enough that he could peer over the top. Ther...
“Lady Tiadaria,” Harold called. “You have a gentleman caller.” “Faxon,” she said to herself. “It’s about bloody time.” Shifting off the bed, she strode to the door and threw it open. Wynn stood on the threshold. He had a ...
It matched the numbness that she felt. Tiadaria had stayed in the palace after the battle, given a fine room with a deep, plush bed. The curtains were velvet and royal purple. The rugs were expertly woven and soft on her bare feet. It was a spectacularly beautiful room and it would have made her ...
She sat up, her head spinning. The ground was oddly soft under her, spongy almost. Climbing to her feet, she glanced around the clearing. Tiadaria knew exactly where she was. This was the training field near the cottage in King's Reach. It was different though. The colors of the trees and grass w...
Volinette wondered if it was the incessant buzz of the steel around them, or his disbelief in Janessa’s apparent change. “Don’t let her fool you,” he said, stabbing an accusing finger at the girl behind the bars. “She only wants your help because no one else is here to hel...