He woke just before the sunrise with a stiff neck and a stick in his side. While he had had worse sleeps, this was not the best by any stretch. Rolling his head from side to side, he listened to his spine crackle like dry wood in a fire. He then opened his bag, pulled […]
The sun shone through the window of the chamber, raising the temperature and the Earl of Stone’s mood. The so-called Natural Order had been quiet of late, allowing his troops to strengthen their resolve. After a few more months of this, his troops would be ready to rid the area of the Order, for good. […]
The next morning, he was up with the sun. At this stage of the season, there was no sleeping once the sun rose. He grabbed his bag on the way down the stairs and looked around the house. There was no sign of his parents, so he headed out of the front door and into […]
He clung to the ox until the herd’s frantic escape eased into a gentle migration, where he took the opportunity to dismount from his steed. The oxen strolled into the woods and V’esen headed off in search of the path home. While he expected the soldiers would eventually come looking for him, he knew he […]