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///Cleve keeps up the act of Louisa-as-prisoner as they pass through the dome’s vestibule and then out into the fresh air of Chiron. They continue on a little further, out of sight of anyone else potentially leaving or entering, and then he lets go of her arm. “Is there anything you need smuggled back in?” … Read more
I escort Louisa only as far as the main entrance to the dome, leaving the task of actually evicting her to Cleve. No way am I going through that fungicide spray if I don’t have to. As the minutes tick by, I begin to wonder what might have gone wrong outside that is making Cleve … Read more
As Tric has been enjoying ale with Terwaen, Mate has happily settled himself onto the top level of the crutch, leaving Tric just the lower handle to use for balance. He suddenly realizes Heppa is nowhere around, which is strange, since enjoying a new drink would surely remind her happily of Alric. Tric fills a … Read more
Following Terwaen’s paladin oath, a barrel of ale is tapped for an impromptu celebration. Despite Heppa’s interest in human beverages, she does not partake because a hand grabs her forearm, yanking it ungently for attention. She turns to find Heledd has snuck up behind her. “Kachen is really badly hurt,” the waitress says, voice low, … Read more
“I’m so sorry, Mr. Morgan!” the receptionist who led us here cries out. The security guards seated along the walls immediately jump to their feet, and the one behind Morgan steps closer to him. I swivel around in my chair to see what the disturbance is. The receptionist isn’t the one who opened the door; … Read more
“Director Morgan,” I begin smoothly, “thank you for making the time to see us today. This is quite an impressive accomplishment you’ve built here.” “Ah,” he says with satisfaction, “it’s my own little piece of Earth.” I suppress a shudder at that, the memories of the pained landscape still fresh in my mind from showing … Read more
In the morning, Cleve presents me and Fritz with good news over a breakfast of tea and scones. He liked the last rolled up pile of papers so much that Bella has brought him another. This one is a report from Dr. Bingyi Khan on the efficacy of FungX and includes a whole section on … Read more
“You scared me,” Heppa is telling Tric as Terwaen steps up to them. It has taken several hours, but her brother finally seems well enough to talk. He greets Terwaen with a question. “Did we win?” Then he looks around and tacks on, “Wait, the battle’s not over, is it?” On the floor by his … Read more
Dame Terwaen leads two elvish ponies into the forward encampment of the Horse Clans. She heads straight to the medical tent, dismounts, and steps over to her brother’s pony. The human woman holding his unconscious body in place there lowers Tric into Terwaen’s arms. His cousin Heppa, also grievously wounded, is still mobile enough to … Read more
We tromp through the dark and wet back to the dome entrance. Louisa steps inside the vestibule first, hitting the trigger on some short-range emitter she has. There’s a hissing noise, followed by a series of pops. Louisa swears, and Cleve shoves me into a corner, taking the brunt of the fungicide blast that was … Read more
“We’re going to need more time to get this plan in place,” Cleve tells Xiao with no preamble as thunder rumbles in the distance again. “What do you mean you need more time? Is this your crew? Are you ready to do the coup or do you need more soldiers? Are we going right now?” … Read more
Fritz and I are still sitting together on that bench, now watching the stars emerge from the dusk, when Cleve and Louisa walk up to us and he declares, “It’s done.” His words have the grim finality of having reluctantly murdered someone and buried the body rather than talked politics with a potential love interest. … Read more
Yushi’s watch timer goes off, and he declares he’s ready to head back into the dome. When Fritz and I make no move to follow him, he warns us about staying out too late ourselves. “Bye!” Fritz says in pleasant dismissal, settling down on the bench next to me. Yushi leaves, and I put my … Read more
Thanks to Endathalas’s swift return to the allied encampments with detailed news of the mounted undead threat, the horse lords led their knights and paladins out to engage the enemy on this quadrant of the battlefield. Terwaen recognized Butterbell near a thicket across the field from her unit. From the distance, it looked like the … Read more
Out of the parting mists, two chocobones—that is the term Kachen uses for them—come charging, spears lowered. Up close, it is now obvious that these mounts were once enormous birds. Their faces taper into sharp beaks and similarly brutal-looking talons tear up the ground beneath them. Although their feet pound the dirt, they lack the … Read more