Category Archives: Winter

“Leinth was here.” Phelan stared up at the ceiling, his breathing shallow and his face pale in the lamplight.  He swallowed hard, his gaze never wavering from the rough beams above his head, the bundles of herbs hung to dry … Continue reading →

Cameron darted forward as soon as Neve started to collapse.  Thom took a deep breath, pulling the door closed behind him and latching it, watching as Cameron sidestepped the sword laying on the floor and crouched in front of Neve. … Continue reading →

The pair were squared off, Cameron to the left and Neve to the right, each looking more desperate than the other. Neve leaned against one corner of the room, Caliburn unsheathed and gleaming in the lamplight, leveled at Cameron.  “How?”  … Continue reading →

“Put me down, Cameron.” “Get into bed, Neve.” “Put me down!” Thom winced.  That doesn’t sound promising. Marin’s fingers tightened around his hand.  “What did we just witness?” she whispered to him. “I was hoping you could tell me,” Thom … Continue reading →

“What just happened?”  Marin murmured to Thom. “If I didn’t know better,” he muttered back, “I’d say a family reunion.”  His eyes didn’t waver from Leinth, who stood before them in the driving, stinging snow, her gaze suddenly soft and … Continue reading →

“Leinth,” Neve said, breathing the name as if it was a prayer and a curse all at once.  “What are you doing here?” Thom tore his gaze away from the figure he’d seen once before, after the raiders had come, … Continue reading →

Neve stiffened next to her.  “There’s someone here,” she whispered, her throat tight and mouth dry.  “There’s someone near enough that I can feel it.  Do you feel it, too?” She didn’t wait to hear what Marin would say; she … Continue reading →

Thom shook his head.  “Neither do I.  Let’s get on with having a look.  I’m sure those two are conspiring against us already.” Cameron snorted humorlessly, though he couldn’t help but agree.  Neve and Marin probably were coming up with … Continue reading →

“There’s a story there,” Cameron said.  “One I don’t think I’ve heard yet.” “It doesn’t really bear repeating,” Thom said.  “I was an idiot, that’s all.  I thought that if I pretended I didn’t give a damn and got away … Continue reading →

Cameron took a swing at whatever was poking him in the darkness, fairly certain that it wasn’t Neve doing the poking.  “Go away,” he mumbled into his pillow, feeling lazy for the first time since he made it through basic … Continue reading →