Category Archives: Year One

The hairs stirred on the back of his neck as he neared Neve and Cameron’s cot.  The door stood slightly ajar and he could hear Marin’s voice among the speakers within.  Matt shivered slightly and tried to ignore the stirrings … Continue reading →

“It’ll turn out well enough,” Thordin rumbled, interrupting his thoughts.  “You’re all as prepared as you can hope to be, and seems to me that you’ve got more ability to reason than whatever monsters Cariocecus has recruited to his aid.  … Continue reading →

Dawn shattered over the world as the last vestiges of the storm cleared—ice coating every ounce of snow, every flat surface slick with it.  The sun peeked through the iron gray clouds in shafts and tendrils, one such glimpse so … Continue reading →

“You know, I hope that someday, you’ll be the one to talk me out of doing things that are stupidly rash and potentially dangerous rather than the other way around,” Finn said.  He was chewing on that damned thumb again, … Continue reading →

“Come to bed,” I said after a few long moments of silence.  “Just for a few hours.  I won’t make you stay past midnight, since you’re so sure they’re still going to hit us.” He winced.  “Mar—” “Am I really … Continue reading →

“It’s not going to happen tonight, Thom,” I said quietly as I drifted up behind him.  He stood at the mouth of the tent, staring at the driving snow that was drifting into knee-deep piles in places.  At that point, … Continue reading →

Phelan found them both standing there not too much later, shoulder to shoulder, staring out at the storm, which was worsening instead of abating.  He stepped into line with them until Thom was sandwiched between them, the leader that is … Continue reading →

Cameron stood a few feet shy of the opening in the tent’s walls, watching the wind-driven snow.  His jacket was draped over his shoulders rather than actually on, and his breath steamed in the air.  His back was warm while … Continue reading →

Teague shivered in the afternoon chill, watching the sun sink slowly beyond the horizon and boiling a set of sheets from their bed as he stood in the yard between the barn the cottage. They had a son. His first … Continue reading →

The way he seized up made her think, just for a moment, that she’d given him a heart attack or something.  Then he sucked in a breath and his arm tightened around her. “Really?”  Wonder mixed with pain and fear … Continue reading →