A Clipper's Fate
Adelard the fox knew better than to say anything, and so he did not. He said nothing as he saw the watchmen gather, outside his little shop. He said nothing, as a large wolf in battle-worn mail shouted accusations at him. He even said nothing as he was...
Fuzzle Dumplin's
The pianist in the corner of the little upscale bar started up her fourth song of the set. Unsurprisingly, the simple, repetitive jazz progressions she played made the song sound almost exactly like the last three. The patrons of Seth's were not all...
Thrake and the Magic Cloak
Seer's Enclave was born of an old king's paranoia. Nestled in a pocket of especially high curtain walls, it had, at one point, been the only place where those of magical persuasion were legally allowed to ply their trade, within the city. Nowadays,...
Close Quarters
When Roger returned to the cubicles, yet another cup of coffee in hand, it was to discover a third light coming from the far corner. The rabbit frowned, as he tried to place who sat in that area. He looked over to where his desk was, then over to...
Irony Watching
"Coming Up! Tempers flare as the auction heats up. 'Twenty-five!' 'Twenty-five-fifty!' \<bleep\> "And later... P-Dog finds more than he bargained for in his brand new car. 'What's... oh, \<bleep\>!' "That's all coming up...
A Lifeboat in Space
A buzzing against her wrist woke her from sleep, as it had done for the past three days. Of course, were it not for the communicator, she probably would have been hard pressed to say she had been here for three days. After all, there were no windows in...
Follow Me, Boy
Geno was, as usual, the first of them to wake up. He took a minute to look down at the other cat, curled into his arms as the two of them lay in her bed. He could feel her soft curves pressing against his entire left side, legs locked around his and...
Roland and the Witch
The hard stone beneath him was uninviting, but that was not what caused the first embers of concern to smolder in Roland's mind. Rather, the feeling against his back and shoulders was not the same as the feeling he remembered, when he had first settled...
Overtime
Nighttime had just fallen in the offices of Draconic Solutions. The lights in the building had long since been shut off, in the interim period between the workers leaving and the janitors coming in. The only illumination in the room came from Roger's...
Graham Gets a Roommate
Graham turned the knob on his door lock, then rested his head against the wood and sighed. Another day of work, come and gone, and far too many more between him and his next day off. The sound of the television in the next room was a far cry from the...
Professional Behavior
Carol was a small lady. Even under normal circumstances, she only ever came up to Roger's shoulder. However, in this moment, she seemed to be doing everything in her power to seem smaller. The way she crunched herself into a vaguely mouse-shaped ball,...
Gym Talk
_{{Hey, Boss.}}_ _{{What did you do?}}_ _{{C'mon, man. Can't a guy say hi to his manager, after hours?}}_ _{{Cut the crap, Pablo.}}_ _{{You don't call me 'Boss' unless you need me to do something for you.}}_ _{{So,...