Category Archives: Winter

“I saw Jay taking Phelan back…what happened?”  Marin’s brows knit as she headed for the warding lines.  “I go to wake people up and all of a sudden everything’s taken care of except for Phelan apparently wearing himself out.” “The … Continue reading →

Thom’s eyes blinked open and he sucked in a startled breath as he realized he was back in his own body, on his knees in the snow. Thordin touched his shoulder. The screaming of the Greys had died away almost … Continue reading →

“Relax,” Seamus’s voice whispered from somewhere close. Thom blinked and realized he could see again—from a vantage that wasn’t on his knees at the warding lines. He and Seamus hovered together somewhere far above the trees of the ravine. He … Continue reading →

The power Thom channeled into the wards was amplified tenfold, shooting out in crackling arcs toward the Greys. Their diminutive opponents scattered screaming—those that didn’t collapse into the snow, charred or shattered by the energy that shot out from the … Continue reading →

Silver-white light flared around them as Thom, Seamus, and Phelan crossed the warding lines, shivers of power in the shape of tiny forks of white lightning playing across their skin. Phelan sucked in a breath, shaking free of both Seamus … Continue reading →

The first Gray reached him a second before Seamus’s blade sheared it in half. Needle-sharp claws dug into the flesh of Phelan’s shoulders as the creature spasmed and died, spraying freezing mist into the air. Seamus grabbed Phelan by the … Continue reading →

The heart of the bridge glowed green with the magic Phelan called down. His heart raced at three times normal speed. Breathing was hard. Too much, he thought desperately as he slammed his staff into the stomach of one of … Continue reading →

“Neve!” Marin caught her friend before she could go pitching face-first into the snow, holding her up as Neve twisted, looking back toward the ravine. “It’s the Grays,” she gasped, wide-eyed gaze returning to Marin, flicking toward Thom and J.T., … Continue reading →

The sound of the horn’s call penetrated Thordin’s very bones. He shuddered, eyes widening as he spun toward the sound, heart suddenly a-thunder. “Did you hear that?” he asked breathlessly of his companions, of Thom and Marin and J.T.—and Sif. … Continue reading →