Pen vs. Sword

Timestamp: 107th of Ashan, 716
Location: The Blacksmith Arms

Continued from Seeking Information
“I’d say they were smuggled out.”

Sabine’s ears perked up, and she glanced sideways at Rufus Hemlock. He had leaned across the bar and was speaking quietly - though not quietly...

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The Biqaj wandered around Cyrene Bay, combing the sands for anything interesting he could sell in the Andarisian markets for a reasonable price. He did not wear the same cheeky smile that he wore like the clothes on his back, no....

Ymiden, 23, 716
Born from a simple pondering the question scratched at the back of his brain, like an itch he couldn’t scratch. A Well could easily be broken into pieces and applied to most anything and still function as though whole. However, could two Wells be turned into a single Conduit? Try...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=2388 22 Ymiden 716

The sky was awash of red and blue pastels, and through the crack in the curtains Malcolm watched it change colour as the sun came up over the horizon and ascended into the chalky sky. He turned his head on the pillow to look at Elyna as he...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=1266 60 Ashen 716

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The molten roar of smoke bellowed against flame and filled little Bjorn's lungs, crying out the newborn child his mother had recently died giving birth too screamed to the high heavens. Vakhanor had done the best he could to appease the damned thing, he even put it next to a...

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Nivasi hated the first of Ymiden. The quiet of it was eerie, and not being a follower of the Seven, it had no real meaning to her. So she'd gone out on the Bravi'os to fish, fleeing the unnatural, imposed silence. Loathe to return until the first was well and truly over, she'd...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=1268 114 Ashan 716
12th Break

The day had started so well, and then it had turned into a disaster.

But the time the hot-midday sun was risen in the Sky, Elyna approached the gang plank of the ship with caution. Her eyes were ringed red from tears, her...

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/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=2306 21 Ymiden 716
Malcolm saddled up this mount and headed down the main road towards the docks, veering east before the shore where he knew of a man who was skilled the art of turning one trinket into another. The gelding was getting used to the new pace...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=91&image_id=2237 21st Ymiden 716

As Malcolm departed. Elyna shamelessly used her horse to support herself as she watched him ride away. With an arm wrapped around the warm neck finally turned her face against it and gathered herself. He was so angry and she was...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=2262 20th Ymiden 716

When Malcolm woke on the 15th he hadn’t been pleased to find her crumpled on the floor, arms folded on the mattress and face pressed to them as she dozed. They hadn’t had time to discuss it though, because Ronald and Kathryn had knocked...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=1800 15 Ymiden 716
The wooden cottage was nestled against the trees leading into the Royal Glen, framed by the beautiful mountainous terrain of Venora in the neighbouring region. It was equal distance to the capital and the docks, and situated on a flat...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=1267 5th Vhalar 710

She kicked up leaves as she stepped back. They twisted in blizzard of reds and golds before settling again, covering her boots to the ankle. They really should have cleared the training grounds before starting their sparring match. As it...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=1380 114 Ashan 716

It was funny how the right person could make you feel like you were burning up; from just a look. By the time the Knight Captain, her lover, had left her behind and shut the door behind him, Elyna had thought she’d lose control if he...

Arc 695, Cylus 3

Awoke in the early hours of the morning by the whaling sounds of his mother wandering around the house looking for a morning snack, Vakhanor begrudgingly slumped out of his bedroll. Without the money to be able to afford a two bedroom house, Vakhanor had taken to sleeping on the...

Ymiden, 11, 716
The crisp Andaris morning saw a pair of figures trundling down the cobbled streets. Boots clattered upon the ground around them, the unending sounds of the city life blending together in a white noise of background sound. One of these figures was Oscar. The tall brown haired man...

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/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=1364 67 Ashan 716
Sleep hadn't come easy and after drifting in and out for the last three hours, Malcolm decided it was time to get up, wash his face and start the day. He was down stairs having breakfast when Vanessa came through the door, flustered, her...

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The world of the nobility was so lavish and extraneous that they did not need to have a reason for holding a ball. They never needed a reason to get together, have a huge feast, drink until they were falling out of their shoes, and dance until the following morning. Then they...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=1268 5th Ymiden 716

It was a strange, listless energy that followed the Skyrider as she boarded the boat again. The hawk watched the world from its cage, fresh bandage around its wing. It was still heavy to carry, but less awkward with the animal behind...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=1597 Everything had to be in place before the letter was sent. Every detail had to planned, expected and perfected. There was no room for mistakes, and if any of them should happen, they had to be covered up quickly. Peake had barely managed to get sleep this...

112th of Ashan, Arc 716

„Good morning, Lady Burhan“, Tristan cheerfully greeted the statue of Elyna Burhan that stood in the solar of Burhan House, as he had done every morning for about fourty trials. “How are you?” He put the bag with his tools onto the table and rooted through it,...

/gallery/image.php?album_id=2&image_id=2262 14 Ymiden 716

“So how do you know him?” The guard towered over Elyna, more muscle than brain. His dark hair was shaved close to a head that looked too small for his enormous chest and shoulders. He obviously lifted a lot of weights.

Elyna folded her...