90th of Vhalar 719, early morning.

It was a brisk day in the Lochgrass gardens. Verdant vines mixed with the autumnal yellows, oranges, and browns of the leaves of the willows, as blossoms were swept up in the harvest breeze. The colder seasons were on their way. From what Woe gathered, there'd...

100th of vhalar 719

The blacksnake whip snapped, twice and then again as it's tail end met with the candles, snuffing them out. It's braided cord slithered across the training grounds like a serpent coiling for another movement, another strike. Woe brought it over his shoulder, holding his arm...

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54th of Zi'da 719 , 7th break

Oh Woe… You poor bastard. Heen’s nasal voice cut through the morning air, through the recesses of his mind like a jagged knife. Still so sad… Still so alone? What ever happened to that cute little gossip from Lysoria? She appeared, materialized before him, her...

Ashan 10, Arc 702

“This concludes today’s lesson“, Master Martinus, Victor’s old, white-haired and utterly malicious etiquette tutor announced, and the young noble breathed a sigh of relief – a little too early, it turned out. Master Martinus did not stand as he had expected him to, but fixated...

2nd of Zi'da, 719

The city was growing.

A spec compared to some perhaps, maybe even an unknown but Ne’haer had always thrived to some degree. Almost prosperous but the feuding lands never quiet let go of their strangle hold enough for all to flourish properly. Which is not to say it didn’t...

15th of Zi'Da

The job to investigate what had happened to Antony was crucial to Woe's plans in Ne'haer. If one councilor could be murdered, then so could his replacement. And if there was one thing Woe didn't like, it was people trying to destroy him.

That was his job.

He would begin by...

Sywenna groaned in her sleep, as a loud thud of a body hitting the floor rumbled through the room. She stretched languidly beneath her sheets, and turned over, putting a pillow over her head.

“Woe, I swear, you’re going to need a crib if you keep rolling out of bed, EVERYTIME you have the...

Vhalar 2, Arc 699

Less than half a break.

Victor realized that he couldn’t do it - not again.

He looked towards the door, surveyed his room, looked towards the door again and made a decision.

He hurriedly stuffed his favourite book – a collection of Rynmeran adventure stories – into his bag,...

71st of Zi'da 719

The hinges of the jail cell screeched as their poorly oiled joints barely allowed the door to open. In stepped a man in black clothing, his face obscured by a mask and wide-brimmed hat. Bloodstains obscured by the fuligin color of his clothing, a black darker than black. His...

46th of Vhalar, Arc 719
Mouse walked through the market streets. It felt warm, dry, and still it had not rained in Ne'haer. She didn't understand why the council had decided to close the markets or why foods were rationed. It didn't make that much difference to her lifestyle, but Mouse could see...

58 Vhalar, 719

At the Mercenary Lounge, Mouse stood in front of the giant board. A number of attached parchment pieces stuck to the stained wood in layers of requests and bounties, wanted posters and even some missed connection notes. The brunette woman didn't have Sugar with her, and she held...

83rd of Vhalar 719

There was a caravan of covered wagons moving south from Lysoria, which Woe and Sywena hitched a ride-along. Their morning after a night of drinks and fumbling about trying to find a room... (NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED) had been awkward.

The least you could've done was undress me...

71st of Vhalar 719, Evening

Woe took a long pull of his cider as he regarded the biqaj woman across the way. Sy was a strange creature, the Webspinner thought. World-weary for one so young, she teased him with the practiced ease of one who'd dealt with many anonymous callers. At any rate, Woe...

71st of Vhalar 719

You named me yourself. Woe said, hobbling along as Toutouye followed, leaning against his cane sword with every step. Did you not? Why change it now? You know how miserable I am at lying and playing pretend.

Woe had spent the more significant part of the last break arguing...

68th of Vhalar 719, midmorning.

68th of Vhalar 719, midmorning.

Toutouye was fleet of foot, that much was clear. Woe could scarcely keep pace with the boy savage as he trundled through the woods. With impressive agility, the boy climbed over obstacles, up inclines, and through gulleys. All...

61st of Vhalar 719

Woe crouched, shivering against the large maple. The Webspinner leaned against it, trying to trap what warmth would leave his body, by shielding himself with the tree against the wind. It wasn't a significant bit of field-craft. Yet what knew he about survival? He'd lived...

60th of Vhalar 719

Shit! I thought you had the wheels and horse under control? Where the fuck is the lever! No, no, get it under the wheel!

This wasn' t the best development that Woe could've hoped for, when they were still halfway to Ne'haer, and not any closer to civilization. The wagon...

Ashan 710, 110-112th

Her mother was gone.

To market most likely, they never went as a family. There could be too many eyes or so her parents always said, though she understood it better now she liked to go herself and get sweets from stall owners who thought it cute she helped her parents....

30 Trial of Zi’da, Era 716

Gennadiya stood at the docks of Ne’hear bundled up against the cold. She stood her back ramrod straight by an elderly man who wore the blue robes of her order. She stood there the warm cloak hanging around her the only thing exposed to the elements was her face. Her...

Ymiden 17, 714

“I have never been so scared in my life as to face down sickness. You cannot stab sickness. You cannot strangle it, burn it, or bribe it. As you find your body a traitor, the only thing left to you is pray...and await deliverance.” – Narav

“Better than yesterday,” Mina told...

Ymiden 10 719

Not once did this wayward sailor ever think it would be possible, to find himself on the other side of the world in almost a mere instant. Both he and another that was considerably a stranger came together, brought together by a common purpose that had been asked of them both. Were...