Category Archives: Chapter 11

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 →