It was a dark day at Furlong keep as Tora looked over maps of the island, trying to decide if it was best to fight from within the walls or in the open field. Both seemed like terrible ideas, and w...
2024-05-14 18:54:45 +0000 UTC
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“Come on man. Which one is better, man?” Balethon tried, leaning in over their table as Tom put down the second mug of cider. The ring of dragonettes standing around waiting for the ve...
2024-05-13 20:32:30 +0000 UTC
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As the world faded away into nothing but a dark void, Tom felt the only mildly familiar sensation of magic flowing like a gentle stream. It wasn’t much of a draw, but it was certainly no...
2024-04-29 17:11:25 +0000 UTC
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“Right. Tarp,” Saph muttered to herself as it became evident where the rather massive section of canvas had been hiding. Galaxer had been using it as harness padding, which was mostly ...
2024-04-15 13:00:43 +0000 UTC
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As Saph laid eyes on the rather eclectic collection all she could think was ‘So that’s what the magic lock was about.’
There was a set of goggles that looked a lot like what Ed...
2024-04-01 17:37:31 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 186: Christmas Come Early
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The work had carried on above and below, and the progre...
2024-03-18 16:50:10 +0000 UTC
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They had spent hours going over just what it was they had found. It was indeed just as they had suspected; a machine for turning dragonettes, or bits of dragons that would fit in the c...
2024-03-04 17:47:46 +0000 UTC
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The investigator’s words had come true, and oh how Tom wished she had spilled the beans earlier. As it stood, he was confident that even baked beans and cabbage could not match the devastation un...
2024-03-04 17:47:20 +0000 UTC
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“He is a persistent fucker,” Tom chuckled as they both watched the splashing move a...
2023-12-18 17:44:23 +0000 UTC
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“Awww yeah, look at this. Maybe the dude wasn’t so bad after all!” Jacky went excited...
2023-12-04 16:39:04 +0000 UTC
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Jacky had returned with Linkosta, and she was carrying a large fancy book that Tom hadn’t seen before, which boded well for his hopes of her knowing more about what it was he had see...
2023-11-20 19:46:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 180: Tactical Prowess
‘Oh gods, could we at least sit down?’ Saph...
2023-11-06 16:51:44 +0000 UTC
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On a mild autumn day at Deriva Keep, someone was trying to make the most of the waning ...
2023-11-06 16:51:38 +0000 UTC
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It had been decided that today was to be the day for the keep to get in some actual pra...
2023-10-23 17:46:07 +0000 UTC
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It had ended up being a busy day in the kitchen, but with three of them, at least they did not need to run around like panicking deer in order to get it all done. Wiperna and Raulf had showed up a ...
2023-10-09 17:43:00 +0000 UTC
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“Are you sure it didn’t… you know? Stick?” Jacky asked in a worried tone as she and Tom made it back up to the bedroom. She was going with the hunting crew, so she needed her k...
2023-09-25 17:47:07 +0000 UTC
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Tom had spent much of yesterday trying to figure out how to put a fishing rod together. He hadn’t wanted to spend too long on it. It had been complicated a little by the fact that Wiperna had rea...
2023-09-11 16:20:10 +0000 UTC
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The door to the greeting hall had been left open after Jarix departed, Sapphire and Rachuck coming in for a hurried landing. The door started to drop down behind them as soon as they w...
2023-08-28 17:17:57 +0000 UTC
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After a very fun morning, Tom had gone in search of Edita to ask his questions for the day. He had found both the artificer and Tink playing with the children in the grand hall under t...
2023-08-14 17:42:02 +0000 UTC
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“Well shit,” Tom mumbled to himself as he lay there staring at the wooden ceiling, Jacky snoring at his side. “I guess the dreams are sticking around a bit longer then… huuuhr ...
2023-07-31 17:04:00 +0000 UTC
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Saph was cold, sore, wet, and generally miserable. They had been stupid, but Yldril had proven to be the biggest moron of them all. Why hadn’t they just camped and waite...
2023-07-17 13:03:21 +0000 UTC
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Well, Tom certainly got their attention with the notion of some of the craziest humans to ever serve. He had the perfect mood for a horror story too. It was dark and stormy, the only l...
2023-07-03 18:02:40 +0000 UTC
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“20 years… 20 years I trained. I worked so hard. I excelled at everything. Best student Baron ever trained. And this is where they put me,” Grevi complained as she labored over t...
2023-06-19 19:14:53 +0000 UTC
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As the thunder boomed, clearly heading towards them, Saph had to admit she had no clue where they even were anymore, nor what time it was. Visibility was next to nothing, they were get...
2023-06-19 19:13:16 +0000 UTC
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Essy had led the three of them through the forest, looking for the elusive berry bush. It had only taken about 5 minutes of searching on the wing before they had found it. Covering gro...
2023-06-05 18:19:09 +0000 UTC
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Tom was still rather worried he had made a big mistake as he watched Jacky fly off towards the grey horizon, chainsaw dangling from her chest. He felt a little odd actually. He had com...
2023-05-22 18:36:41 +0000 UTC
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“I propose an idea,” Jacky proclaimed proudly once they had made it to their room after dinner.
Tom merely gulped a little as he tried to work out what she mi...
2023-05-08 16:01:08 +0000 UTC
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That evening, after the inquisitor's departure, the kitchen had put in just a bit of extra effort. Yldril ...
2023-04-24 18:55:33 +0000 UTC
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“So how long should we be waiting again? I hear some bird song,” Saph questioned indignantly as it became apparent she wasn’t winning this hand against Maiko. “You are too good...
2023-04-10 11:24:29 +0000 UTC
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Saph didn’t really know if work was progressing well or not. Plenty of people were doing shit that was for sure, so she guessed so. Yldril had been camped a ways away from the keep to rest after ...
2023-03-27 12:48:14 +0000 UTC
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