Lady Valana's Plan
Lady Valana's Plan By Chaaya Chandra On the other world, the image within the geode half would've been crisp and opaque. Terah's unusual difference in arcane energy left the image blurry and slightly transparent. Taleetha could...
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 6 Part 1 of 2
Sajani awoke just as the sun was cresting the horizon. She stretched and put on her necklace. Looking over at where Gregor was sleeping almost made her burst out laughing. She'd have woken him up if she did, so stopped herself. His blanket was spread...
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 5 Part 2 of 2
The National Alpha was beginning to think that he was spending more time in Mishal's office than in his own and he wasn't sure what that said about either place. He let out a long sigh. "I'd hoped," he said in a very tired voice, "that it was good...
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 5 Part 1 of 2
Truly fast travel was something that only governments could afford. The amount of resources required to get the materials to the proper places was astronomical, especially if it was to a place ruled by a different government. On top of that, in most...
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 4 Part 2 of 2
Benayle knew that he needed to rush back to his office when he saw the time but couldn't quite remember why until he got there. Seeing his Ministers of State and War just outside his office reminded him--they'd called for meetings earlier that morning....
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 4 Part 1 of 2
"Put your hands out where I kin see 'em," the voice continued. There wasn't an argument. The two youths obliged. "Now turn slowly so I kin see ya." As Sajani turned, a deep brown vykati came into view. His eyes were dark--almost black--and he...
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 3 Part 2 of 2
Benayle waited patiently as the Minister of State, Mishil Foxworthy, looked through her files. "I'm sorry Ben," she said patiently. "It sounds like you really wanted to believe this fellow. I have no record of any Mr. Farnsbeck anywhere, not even as...
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 3 Part 1 of 2
The office of the National Alpha of the dynast nation of Vharkylia was a lot like the wolf to whom it belonged in that it gave off a very specific, very calculated appearance. There wasn't much to it really. A table that was pushed against the same...
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 2 Part 2 of 2
Just as the nameless street vendor had said, there was a coffee shop two blocks down the road. There were a dozen or so round metal tables, most with four chairs randomly placed around them, outside the door to the shop. The glass of the shop's...
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 2 Part 1 of 2
_ There's no reason to panic_, Sajani reassured herself. _He got you out of the school, provided a way to hide where you came from, and gave you a huge boost to return home. You can do this alone._ _ But I don't want to be alone_, a hidden voice said....
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 1 Part 2 of 2
She'd been out with friends. They'd opened the pastola pens of a farmer that'd earlier yelled at one of the group for cutting through his fields. Pastola are flightless ugly birds a little larger than a chicken. They have gray feathers and a large...
Fugitive's Trust Chapter 1 Part 1 of 2
"No," Sajani nearly shouted. The school had forced her to cut her hair short, but the brilliant copper color of that and her fur could _not_ be subdued, any more than the fire that burned within her now. The small classroom of about twenty-five human...