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He saw the burning eyes in the night a bare moment before one of the Dirae tore him from the saddle.  Jacqueline shouted at him, her horse rearing again as his began to panic.  Cameron hit the ground rolling away … Continue reading →

Phelan blinked away the sting of the magical explosion’s bright after-image, the bright ghost that obscured his vision.  Leinth’s fingers dug into his arm through the sleeve of his parka. “What was that?” “A druid’s wardings,” Phelan growled.  “A Taliesin’s … Continue reading →

Jacqueline managed a shaky laugh behind him, a sound almost lost under the sound of their horses and the rushing wind. Wolves howled behind them and ahead of them.  Cameron gripped his reins a little harder, fingers tangling in his … Continue reading →

“Get behind me, Thom,” Thordin snapped as he advanced toward the screaming, howling things left behind as the flames of Rory’s initial assault subsided. “How the hell am I–” “Dammit, just do what I said.  Your wife will murder me … Continue reading →

Their horses’ hooves ate up the frozen roadway beneath them for the next two miles before Thordin’s screamed and threw him.  As he somersaulted ass over teakettle through the air, he swore loudly, wondering in that fraction of a second … Continue reading →

Phelan stared at Leinth.  What the hell is she laughing at, anyway? “Dare I ask what’s so damned funny?” he asked, not trying to hide the weariness in his voice.  He was tired.  He was tired of running, tired of … Continue reading →

They broke camp ten minutes later and rode hard, rode south, each cursing the darkness and the cold and the wind that stung faces, stung lips, and tore tears from their eyes as they pelted down the frozen roadway toward … Continue reading →

Another wolf called in the distance.  Jacqueline shivered, tugging her blanket closer.  “They’re getting nearer,” she said.  “Think the world ending’s just pushing their range further and further south because they can’t find enough food up in the UP?” “Maybe,” … Continue reading →