Red Shuck
"This is bad. This is _very, very bad,_" Neil muttered under his breath as he paced back and forth. It had taken nearly an hour to calm down Old Magnus and send him back into town. As soon as Old Magnus had rounded the corner, Neil rushed inside the...
Green Shuck
It took time for Neil's hammering heart to slow and his shaking to cease. When his breath finally started to come easier, he realized that darkness had truly fallen and he could barely see. Panic struck him again, and he spent several moments that...
Black Shuck
It was the screams that brought them running. It had been a normal night. It was supposed to _keep_ being a normal night. "I don't get it," Ronan, the baker; a large man with dark hair and beard and skin permanently ruddy from the heat of his...
Starcrossed - Prologue
~Commander, you are needed on the bridge.~ A groan filled the private sleeping quarters as the ship's commander stirred, snorting out before slowly opening his eyes. How long had he been asleep? Not long enough, to judge by the softly glowing display...