Category Archives: Chapter 07

“Sif.” She tried to ignore the voice as she sat, shivering in the wind and perched on the wall that protected their little village from the rest of the world. She didn’t want to talk. Words weren’t going to help—they … Continue reading →

There was too much blood, far too much blood. More than there should be. Where was it coming from? Tears blurred her vision as she stared down at him, only seeing him, not the two healers who worked feverishly to … Continue reading →

Phelan could feel the unrest even before they came back into sight of the walls. A faint pounding rose behind his eyes as they rode, possibly due to whatever he’d managed to wrest free of Lake Michigan’s frigid depths or … Continue reading →

Phelan jerked awake as someone—Thom—heaved him up onto his horse’s back. He flailed for a moment, limbs feeling like jelly as he looked around blearily. “How long–?” “Only a few minutes,” Marin said from near his horse’s head. “Sif and … Continue reading →

Time seemed to stop for the briefest of moments. Phelan’s magic splashed against the lindworm’s chest, illuminating the scene in a strange, blue-white glow. Sif’s face was twisted into a fierce snarl, another of her arrows embedding itself in the … Continue reading →

The man beneath his hands was too hot already, especially for someone flat on his back on the Lake Michigan ice. Phelan jerked his cloak back from where it covered Thordin’s still body, watching his friend’s chest rise and fall … Continue reading →

A potent curse dropped from Phelan’s lips as he watched, wide-eyed, as Matt and Thom clambered up onto the lindworm’s back even as the behemoth snaked toward Sif, leaving shattered ice in its wake. “What the hell is she thinking?” … Continue reading →

Matt’s blade struck a glancing blow against the beast’s hide, but it didn’t stop coming. Thom swore and adjusted his grip. A slash wouldn’t work, but maybe stabbing would do the trick. He couldn’t think about Marin and Phelan now, … Continue reading →

Thordin’s axe bit deep into the lindworm’s neck, as the creature’s jaws closed on him. It slammed him into the ground once, twice, then flung him sideways, like a dog worrying a piece of meat, roaring in pain as it … Continue reading →