“We were watching the Wargs, sire.”
They were sitting in a study that Matriach Calthune had loaned them. Einreth had insisted on attending as well, despite her wounds. The Matriarchs had ...
2024-10-03 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSusan walked through the corridor with Corporal Shen at her side, feeling a mix of both fury and triumph.
The ambush had been waiting for her, just as she had expected. Twelve enemy escorts a...
2024-10-01 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt did not take long to decide that camping in the cold was not a great situation.
They had been able to construct a roaring fire to warm them, but the tents could only be so close without li...
2024-10-01 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostCharlotte was waiting for us in the apartments, and after a carefully worded exchange to let her know we were all right, she hurried Patricia off into her rooms to “tend to her”. I could only a...
2024-10-01 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostPerspectives on Great Surveyors: The Crimson Blade by Red Blade Securities
There are few Surveyors who have left as much of an impact on the work of other Surveyors as the woman know...
2024-09-28 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostMissing Persons Report, Aspen Colorado Police Department
Subject is Tanya Richardson, only daughter of Frederick and Melissa Richardson. Subject was reported missing by her parents a...
2024-09-27 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAlex emerged into a portal room that was nearly empty. Most of the Surveyors had already cleared out; Ed was already delivering his report to Wells, and the rest were staggering out to the ready ro...
2024-09-26 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a few more questions about the cultural process of visiting the Matriarchs, Matt left for the meeting, with Einreth at his heels. She’d promised to attend with him, hoping that her familiar...
2024-09-26 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostI was almost grateful when the door to the interview chamber opened and Louis walked out. The sullen silence between Patricia and Moses had been almost palpable, but with the prospect of French lis...
2024-09-24 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostGabe tried not to feel vulnerable as they left the fleet’s perimeter behind.
After all, it wasn’t like he was alone. The three other rigs of Angel Squadron were with him, as well as four ...
2024-09-24 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt seemed to take no time at all to reach the tunnel he’d marked as the source of the lizards. The scent of sulfur thickened in the air, and he heard the others muttering about it as they drew cl...
2024-09-24 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally got around to a clumsy version of the map of Matt's territory. Hope it's understandable at least! Thanks for reading!
2024-09-21 18:36:35 +0000 UTC View PostAlex went past the ready room to the bathroom, where she ducked inside. She had stashed a small bag there with her phone, which she used to send a brief message to her dad. A deal was a deal, after...
2024-09-19 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA very short duel and beheading later, Lady Einreth once again invited Matt to speak with her in her study. He took enough time to return the carving knife and wash some of the blood and dirt out o...
2024-09-19 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostI returned to my quarters only ten minutes later, still pondering over my strange interview with the Prince of France. My aches and pains from my less-successful bouts against the man had grown as ...
2024-09-17 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostGabe walked into the rig bay again, feeling as if it hadn’t been all that long since the last time that he’d been there. It had only been a handful of hours since the battle had taken place, an...
2024-09-17 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time that Clay and the others reached home, they were all tired and worn. The light had already been fading from the sky when they reached the lonely house where they were camping. Clay had ...
2024-09-17 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Just a quick side story in Common Clay's world, from the point of view of one of his friends. This section would have happened around the same time as Clay was hunting his first monsters, ...
2024-09-14 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post“So I understand that you have an interest in artisanry, Lady Tanya.”
Matt choked a little on his food while Tanya preened under the attention. “I suppose I do. Though I must admit, I...
2024-09-12 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day dawned bright and early, and Alex dragged herself out of bed to face it.
Everything seemed like it ached. Her conversations with her parents hadn’t entirely helpe...
2024-09-12 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostEarly the next morning, I was still getting ready for the day when a messenger knocked on my door. I opened the door rather carefully, half expecting Moses to be waiting on the other side, but it t...
2024-09-10 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostClay looked out over the mines of Rodcliff, and tried not to shiver.
The others had broken off from him a short time before, veering out to continue their hunt for the monsters above ground. ...
2024-09-10 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Odysseus is still attempting to repair the damage it took from the missile barrage. It did manage to shield the civilians, but Captain Hernandez reports it may be some time before ...
2024-09-10 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostWell, it has been a minute.
Sorry for going radio silent for so long. The summer was a bit more complicated than I was planning originally. Between a couple of vacations, some unexpected illn...
2024-09-09 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostMatt felt tired the next day as they started out, but at least he felt better than Tanya did. The woman and her attendants still had occasional chills as they rode, but they all wore determined exp...
2024-09-05 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlex roared as she cut the head off another Grue. Its body folded up, and as it fell a Knight came at her, its sword raised. She managed to block the swing, sliding back over the concrete. It took ...
2024-09-05 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostClay hadn’t been back inside the tavern since he’d arrived. He hadn’t really felt like it was the best place for him, not while things were still threatening the town. Until Rodcliff was safe...
2024-09-03 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFortunately, there were no other incidents of import before the invitation to the evening gala arrived. Printed boldly across the front, it announced the imminent arrival of the Queen and her royal...
2024-09-03 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostGabe was still pondering the question on the way back to the Concord. He hadn’t yet come up with a good response, but he hoped that the Lord would have some kind of mercy on him before t...
2024-09-03 14:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlex awoke from a dead sleep with a grunt and a twinge of pain.
For once, it seemed like she’d slept through her alarm. The shattered remnants of a Red Blade standard clock told her how tha...
2024-08-29 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post