It took two more full days of riding before it was finally within their sight. It was Isaac who saw it first. Saw the small stone cottage on the horizon with smoke ushering from the chimney. The stones were pristine white near the middle but were browning from dust of the roof’s shingles and greenery […]
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A Long Road Home: Chapter 13
When Isaac finally opened his eyes again the sun was setting. He grumbled something to himself and pushed to a sitting position. The stench of burning caught his attention first and he saw the bonfire burning almost as tall as a house. Squinting at the brightness he looked to his side as Soot bumped her […]
They woke up dark and early just as Shin said they would. The sun had barely attempted to make its presence known but the necromancer was moving around as if it were midday. Isaac didn’t feel energized or refreshed but he didn’t feel sluggish either. Just conscious. A mixed bag that he was used to […]
Shin kept his hand on Coal’s side as they road. The map was open in in his lap as he tracked their progress. There was a single village on their path and he hoped that it would be on the way to the Free City. The city was constantly moving, always subtle but always far. […]
On the way out of the town, they moved at a slow trot but the moment they got a few dozen feet out they started running. Not hard enough to stress out the horses but it was a comfortable gait. Isaac looked up at the sky and saw the stars twinkling to life above and […]
The night was waning as the pair of riders ran across the plain. They’d been riding for the better part of a full day. After they left Isal the first stop was to go to one of the fringe towns. Getting the horses was one thing but getting actual supplies to handle the long travel […]
Isaac unfurled the map and tried to catch the last amount of light from the sun. Holding the map in front of his face he lowered it and stared down at the city before him. Unlike the villages and town’s he’d seen up to this point he was staring at a real city. It just […]
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A Long Road Home: Chapter 7
Shin looked up to the sound of the bars of his cell being opened quickly. They hit the wall with a clang and he was staring at a trio of Norian soldiers and a captain in front of them. Not the one that brought him in but he recognized the rank from the tassel on […]
Isaac slumped against a desk, his body feeling like lead. He could vaguely hear the birds chirping outside but he wasn’t able to go out and be in the sun with those animals. Instead he was stuck inside and making reports. His pen going across the paper slowly, checking boxes, signing forms and doublechecking results.
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A Long Road Home: Chapter 5
Shin picked through the bodies in the cave they had come through and scowled every time he turned one over. The skeletons were burned to a crisp but they were a bright white instead of a blackened char. The results of being consumed by holy flame. It also meant that he couldn’t use these bones […]
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