They did wake him for dinner, and after another night of rest they all enjoyed a breakfast on the castle walls together before Bayle rounded all of them up to head back to the fort.
“No hor...
2025-05-08 12:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostMichael, his mind fried and his body exhausted, spent the next two hours carefully listing the problems with his sketches while Davi made his own. Michael had never seen him draw anything, but his ...
2025-05-06 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the immediate threat was handled, they were still in enemy territory, so while Bayle interrogated the villagers for any additional information they may have gleaned, Marcus climbed onto a nea...
2025-05-03 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostMichael could hear the screams of Bayle and his friends as he leapt at the portal. His body was screaming at him with fear as he leapt, but he was more worried about whoever had been crying out. Th...
2025-05-01 11:55:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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2025-04-29 12:30:46 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone quickly dressed and prepared all of their gear. Michael hadn’t had a chance to take care of his chipped and dented sword and shield, but was pleasantly surprised to notice that they’d ...
2025-04-29 12:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostBayle walked Michael through the courtyard and into the interior wall where the Tusinian prisoners were still being accounted for. The Count and his family were simply confined to their quarters in...
2025-04-29 12:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no fanfare for the Penitents and Bayle who had been integral in the taking of the fort. Instead there was a formal handing over of the castle from the Count to the General, and they were ...
2025-04-26 12:00:45 +0000 UTC View PostMichael and Bayle started to make their way along the wall toward the inner wall and castle interior. The Tusinian soldiers had already fallen back to it, overwhelmed by the Stent attack within the...
2025-04-24 12:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostThey all moved quickly up the stairs above the gate. As Michael crested the top of the steps Marcus loosed a black feathered arrow and it flew in a perfect straight into the face of the incoming pa...
2025-04-22 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostMichael was lucky, the man that was running for the stairs tripped on an uneven bit of stone and by the time the Penitent had reached him he decided to fight rather than be stabbed in the back. He ...
2025-04-19 12:00:40 +0000 UTC View PostIt was, unfortunately for Marcus, not fantasy cocaine. After nearly an hour of rest Bayle returned to them with a small pouch in his hand that he was already opening. He pulled out a large leaf and...
2025-04-17 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostMichael and the others didn’t have to wait long until a sergeant left the command tent and moved toward them.
“The Knight-Lieutenant will be some time with this meeting. I am to escort yo...
2025-04-15 12:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe Carrion King was much easier to move than the Lord of the Forest had been. The massive vulture was similar in size to the stag, but its hollow bones and the fact that they didn’t need to carv...
2025-04-12 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostSlowly, the gold letters began to coalesce to form a list of titles and deeds.
Titles:
Carrion King
Bloodbeak
Deeds:
Devourer o...
2025-04-10 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMichael was packing his things, laying out his arms and armor on his bed pallet to make them easy to put on when he was done. He’d finally gotten a new shield from the quartermaster, though it wa...
2025-04-08 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day Bayle had them all assembled in the courtyard wearing their full armor and armed with their favored weapons. He even insisted on Marcus bringing his rifle. Bayle himself was wearing an...
2025-04-05 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMichael looked into the small shard of mirror with the edges wrapped in leather, studying his reflection. He took his knife and dragged it slowly and gently across his cheek, scraping the sides of ...
2025-04-03 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody, so this will be the last of the daily updates, and from here on I'll be transitioning to Tues, Thurs, Sat update schedule. I'm hoping to do some revisions based on some of the commen...
2025-04-01 13:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostFarlin’s hands went to his throat and he fell backward out of the wagon as blood began to sputter from the wound. Michael dove after him, more arrows flying from the woods as he did, two of them ...
2025-04-01 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostMichael was untied and released shortly after Merk and the Sergeant went to speak with the Knight-Commander. Merk looked pale from the conversation and had two guards with him, one of whom was hold...
2025-03-31 12:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostMichael stood there confused for a few moments, running his hands along the stone. It was difficult to tell the color of it, as his night vision washed out a lot of the color around him, so he rais...
2025-03-30 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMichael was blinded as the fireball hit Rein and almost immediately after that first blast hit, Ollie released his own. This time he was able to hit a solid concentration of the mercenaries who sta...
2025-03-29 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThere were several strikes after that first one, followed by a brief lull as another target was identified. The worst part of the lead-up to that attack was the boredom. Once they’d retreat...
2025-03-28 12:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostAfter they’d all eaten they got on the road. Merk was easily annoyed and demanding. He criticized them for moving too fast through the forest, or too slow. To him their muffle spells made all of ...
2025-03-27 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, in the early morning, they were being escorted to the front. Michael managed, thanks to his experience with Dugan, to find a supply wagon that was already heading in the same directio...
2025-03-26 12:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a forced march for most of a day to reach the nearest camp. It was slower moving with the group, but safer and despite the fact that they were all clearly tired, they seemed to have gained ...
2025-03-25 12:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe wagon had a chest filled with neatly arranged gold, silver, and copper coins. It was counted thoroughly and the gold and silver was divided into small bags that each of them carried, with the c...
2025-03-24 12:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostDavi was the first one to wake up to see Michael staring deadeyed at the door frame markings. He pushed himself up, realizing the scout wasn’t there.
“You okay?”
Michael didn’t ...
2025-03-23 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThey all stood at the exit to the fort. The taker Penitents wore only their breastplates with their helmets belted at their sides and their weapons of choice which for Michael meant a sword sheathe...
2025-03-22 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post