Category Archives: Chapter 17

            “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 →

            “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 →

            I shook my head.  It didn’t always feel like a blessing.  Thom squeezed me gently.             “You didn’t ask if she was a druid,” Thom said, his tone careful and curious all at once.  “Why not?”             “She doesn’t … Continue reading →

            There was snow on the ground, the paths between the rows of sheds dusted with wet, fluffy white.  A warm snow, but snow just the same.  It was still falling as we stepped out into the darkness before dawn, … Continue reading →

            The pair lay together inside a tent, the first rays of dawn lighting its pale walls.  The man held the woman protectively, not sleeping.  She pretended to sleep, her dark hair tickling his cheek.  They held their silence until … Continue reading →