Sigmana clasped her hands together against the folds of her black mourning dress as they waited outside the doors. Too tightly, she realised, releasing them before her grandson noticed. She glanced at him and smiled sadly. He must see confidence and perfect authority. He must learn from me in the years I have left, if […]
“Now, concentrate,” Jerechai instructed his apprentice. “Feel the heartbeat of the hawk, fast and strong. Become one with it, feel your senses entering its mind. Then close your eyes, and you will see out through its eyes as it looks down upon us. There, can you see?” He studied his apprentice closely, watching her silently […]
“On your feet, coward.” Termaris looked up, squinting at the torch light which shone through the window of his cell. The gaoler sneered at him, hawked and spat through the window. Termaris ignored him and cradled his head in his hands. He let out a muffled sigh at the dull throb behind his eyes. Events […]
Today I will briefly introduce you to another of my main characters, Macalla. A ghost. Not literally, you understand; this is a nickname given to the araquan people of the Velderwood. The araquan are an elder race, beautiful in an otherworldly fashion with skin as pale and flawless as virgin snow, white hair and grey almond-shaped eyes. […]