Need Part II - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **NEED: PART TWO** **40**** th ****Day of the Crimson Leaf, 24 AoE** Ocher wouldn't meet his gaze. The panther, his fur once a vibrant black, had dulled somewhat in the last few years as the strains of his position...
Necessity Part IV - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **NECESSITY: PART FOUR** **81**** st ****Day of the Verdant Growths, 27 AoE** Sleep had been hard for William, but getting out of bed had been harder still. His blood no longer boiled with overwhelming emotions. The...
Necessity Part III - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **NECESSITY: PART THREE** **80**** th ****Day of the Verdant Growths, 27 AoE** The knock on Tobias door drew a sigh from the prince. So much for not being disturbed. Was it so much to ask for even a moment's peace in...
Necessity Part II - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **NECESSITY: PART TWO** **80**** th ****Day of the Verdant Growths, 27 AoE** The training yard was more of an arena than anywhere else in Sanwell, and that day it had done the job admirably. Cordoned off from the...
Necessity Part I - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **NECESSITY: PART ONE** **79**** th ****Day of the Verdant Growths, 27 AoE** That the first Tobias had heard of the new law was the sight of a guardian beating a helpless vixen in the streets was not nearly as...
Reflection Part III - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **REFLECTION: PART THREE** **21**** st ****Day of the Pure Snow, 20 AoE** If Tobias believed in the old gods, he might have thought his continued existence to be a divine punishment. A condemnation to the hells,...
Reflection Part II - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **REFLECTION: PART TWO** **90**** th ****Day of the Crimson Leaf, 20 AoE** "You deserve a better celebration for your birthday, dear." Catherine sighed as she reached up to gently brush her fingers through William's...
Reflection Part I - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **REFLECTION: PART ONE** **88**** th ****Day of the Crimson Leaf, 20 AoE** Pleasure. _Danger_. The two thoughts were inextricable as consciousness returned to Tobias and salacious dreams became salacious reality. He...
Responsibility Part V - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **RESPONSIBILITY: PART FIVE** **30**** th ****Day of the Shining Light, 18 AoE** The training sword, heavier in William's paws than the weapon he'd taken on deployment, rose to block the withering blow delivered by...
Responsibility Part IV - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **RESPONSIBILITY: PART FOUR** **27**** th ****Day of the Shining Light, 18 AoE** The Great Hall of Sanwell was a place of ceremony and community both. The great construct stretched deep into the western...
Responsibility Part III - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **RESPONSIBILITY: PART THREE** **41**** st ****Day of the Verdant Growths, 17 AoE** William blinked blood out of his eyes and snarled. The display did little to ward off the wolf and his raised sword. He charged...
Responsibility Part II - Interwoven
**Interwoven** **RESPONSIBILITY: PART TWO** **63**** rd **** Day of the Pure Snow, 17 AoE** Juni's legs wrapped so tightly around Tobias' waist that the tiger could barely move. The hyena was sprawled out before him atop his...