Category Archives: Year One

Winter – Chapter 19 – 02

            They rode down into a hollow, through a stand of trees to a small clearing that overlooked a creek.  Fast-moving water tumbled over rocks, liquid at the center of the creek even as ice built at the edges.  The … Continue reading

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Winter – Chapter 19 – 01

            “Magairlí,” Neve spat, hands tightening around her reins as she swayed in the saddle, pain shooting up her leg.  Wind gusted cold out of the north, battering she and Cameron and making it that much harder for her to … Continue reading

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Winter – Chapter 18 – 06

            Phelan appeared at Thom’s shoulder just as Rory reported that the incoming rabble had managed to cross the broken span over the Grand River.  Thom looked at him sidelong, jaw setting.             “Did anyone send them, Phelan?” Thom asked, … Continue reading

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Winter – Chapter 18 – 05

            “We’re starting to do this too damn often, Thom,” Matt said as he thrust a scabbarded sword in his brother-in-law’s direction.  “How many more people and things are going to show up to potentially kill us?”             Thom’s fingers … Continue reading

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Winter – Chapter 18 – 04

            It took another three hours to get the first tower up, but by the time they were done, it seemed sturdy and stable enough—at least for the time being.  The clouds above had thickened to a dark gray, though … Continue reading

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Winter – Chapter 18 – 03

            Thom straightened as Marin’s fingers closed around the fabric of his sleeve.  He craned his neck toward his wife, using his free arm to wipe the sweat from his brow that had gathered despite the day’s chill.             “What … Continue reading

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Winter – Chapter 18 – 02

            Without a doubt, something wasn’t right with the world.  J.T. could feel it in a tightness across his shoulders that just wouldn’t go away, no matter how hard anyone kneeded the muscles.  His expression locked into a grimace, shakes … Continue reading

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Winter – Chapter 18 – 01

            “Jameson.”             He jerked awake out of a sound sleep and then stayed very still, breathing hard but shallow, body tense.             Constance.  It was her voice again.             He hadn’t heard any of them since the Morrigan…             … Continue reading

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Winter – Chapter 17 – 05

            “I want to know where you get off thinking you can lie to me after we’ve been honest with each other for so long so far, Phelan.”             The muscles of his shoulders bunched as my words caught up … Continue reading

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Winter – Chapter 17 – 04

            “What?”             Phelan smiled a bleak, weary smile as he came into the glow of the fire’s warmth and light.  “Someone got it into his head far too long ago for me to remember properly to spin a tale … Continue reading

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