The Bow     There was a bow that hung above the hearth in the main common room of the Barkhide manor.  In those winding, spacious halls of polished marble, artfully pocked with hand carved oak, this bow was a cen […]

((This was actually written at the very beginning of the ashes plot, but I'm reposting it as a journal to keep them all together outside of the storyline. But I think reposting it now that everything is all […]

(Part 3)   D'Arsano's chest was on fire. It was a pain that had been searing since the last seed withered and died in Resheph’s chest after all essence had been removed. The moment the embers in the you […]

She knew.   And he knew she knew.   How carefully and meticulously he’d managed to hide it from everyone else. How dutifully he’d managed to keep his symptoms in check. The seed’s growth had been stalled, leaving […]

(Immediately following the showdown with Bairne last week.) Meanwhile (Part 1)   “How are you holding up?” Eithelena made no effort to mask the concern in her voice.  Her gaze continued to drift upward to remai […]

The letter is penned in a crisp and even script, so automatic it seems to have been written by an enchanted pen, or spell itself rather than by hand.   Things are growing worse, and I don't know to who else […]

At this time of morning, Nighthaven was usually still. Fairly late for those of nocturnal leanings, and those who mingle in the day had yet to rouse.  The only disturbance in the glade’s perpetual twilight was a […]

((I needed to share this, because it was quite possibly one of my favorite things to write, and quite frankly, I'm surprised I'm still alive after what i did to Taldrus' character. But it was so worth […]

((All of Lyta's diary entries from the ERN. Posting the back log as one.)) The book is clearly handmade, and by someone incredibly deft at such work, without the aid of technology or magic. It's pulp pages […]