Her ears were forward and alert, with her tail wrapping around her legs after she sat down on a wooden chair beside the
Her ears were forward and alert, with her tail wrapping around her legs after she sat down on a wooden chair beside the
"I believe you dropped this upon entry," Tabitha spoke softly, then propped the sword against
"I believe you dropped this upon entry," Tabitha spoke softly, then propped the sword against
Tabitha turned and made her way back toward the tavern, letting Faustine and Wren have their moment. She picked up the red-bladed sword and made her
Tabitha turned and made her way back toward the tavern, letting Faustine and Wren have their moment. She picked up the red-bladed sword and made her
"Yes," she agreed with Wren, "and It must be felled before it eats another sun..."
Wren had mentioned a blade. The red-bladed sword?
And yet she found herself unwilling to move at the moment. She released a small sigh,
"Yes," she agreed with Wren, "and It must be felled before it eats another sun..."
Wren had mentioned a blade. The red-bladed sword?
And yet she found herself unwilling to move at the moment. She released a small sigh,
Her tail whipped once, then curled around her legs, her arms folding over her chest and her once-proud posture crumbling.
Her tail whipped once, then curled around her legs, her arms folding over her chest and her once-proud posture crumbling.
"The Sundrinker destroyed my world and ate my sub, because I—we—failed to stop It."
The terrible truth pulsed down her spine
"The Sundrinker destroyed my world and ate my sub, because I—we—failed to stop It."
The terrible truth pulsed down her spine
The realization hit her as if she'd stood in front of a speeding horse, each hoof a powerful surge of pain, lighting
The realization hit her as if she'd stood in front of a speeding horse, each hoof a powerful surge of pain, lighting
The memories came back in a surge and the Alkadian winced visibly, raising her hand to press it against the side of her head. The names of her party members still escaped her, but their forms, their faces, screaming out in pain before...
A dragon. A terrible red dragon. A city,
The memories came back in a surge and the Alkadian winced visibly, raising her hand to press it against the side of her head. The names of her party members still escaped her, but their forms, their faces, screaming out in pain before...
A dragon. A terrible red dragon. A city,
"You don't know me, but we have suffered similar fates. I almost shared the fate of my friends... I thought for months that I should have shared their fates rather than
"You don't know me, but we have suffered similar fates. I almost shared the fate of my friends... I thought for months that I should have shared their fates rather than
"Does that hammer remind you of something you wish to forget?"
"Does that hammer remind you of something you wish to forget?"
Instead, she focused on Eshenesra, and her unconventional answer. "And what answer
Instead, she focused on Eshenesra, and her unconventional answer. "And what answer
What kind of bard didn't have a flair for the dramatics, after all.
What kind of bard didn't have a flair for the dramatics, after all.
"I have discovered a hidden trait of this weapon," she admitted, and then Willed it to be a side-sword; light, elegant, made of strong silver. The sword shapeshifted, transforming into a much smaller weapon perfectly fit for Tabitha's frame and strength.
"I have discovered a hidden trait of this weapon," she admitted, and then Willed it to be a side-sword; light, elegant, made of strong silver. The sword shapeshifted, transforming into a much smaller weapon perfectly fit for Tabitha's frame and strength.
Once the sword was fully unsheathed, she hefted it, placing it
Once the sword was fully unsheathed, she hefted it, placing it
It had a simple handle wrapped with
It had a simple handle wrapped with