Recent content by Astrid

Astrid took a deep breath. She hadn't climbed in a while, but having lived in the mountains, she was well accustomed to it. She took off her gloves and stuck them in her pants pocket. Then, she put some energy in her step and let Vayden lift her up the cliff face. She dug her fingers into the...

So Vayden was familiar with the mountains. That made sense, considering he was reckless enough to go skydiving through them. He didn't say any more than that, though. Astrid didn't blame him. He had things he didn't want her to know and she had things of her own she wasn't quite ready to share...

The ghostly man's whispered promise rang in Astrid's ears as the guards promptly wrapped the ropes around each of their wrists and led them down the city streets as though they were to be paraded. Astrid wondered if this was not a common occurrence in Ragash. She wouldn't know, anyway. Their...

"I do," Astrid replied, thinking back to her years spent growing up in Belgrath, "I was raised there." Growing up in Belgrath had been normal, at least to Astrid it was. She wasn't sure how humans were normally raised, but the dwarf way suited her just fine. Most of her meals consisted of...

"I'm Astrid," she replied as Vayden stood. It was impressive that he was standing at all considering his wounds, even if he was shaky. Astrid would offer her shoulder to him so he would have something to support him as he walked, but she was considerably shorter than him, two feet to be exact...

Astrid helped the draconian sit upright. She wasn't sure how it was he could be able to heal so quickly. Perhaps it was magic or maybe it was due to his draconian blood. Whatever it may be, Astrid wished she had been blessed with it. A chill was settling into her bones and she wiped frozen snot...

The thing in the sky crashed to the ground just behind her. Astrid ducked, sure it was going to hit her. She breathed a sigh of relief when it didn't. Eyes wide, she glanced behind her at whoever had fallen from the sky. It had wings, which wasn't surprising. They were sprawled around them in...

Astrid watched from the ground as the ghost of a man easily wounded the guard. The guard was attempting to flee now and Astrid hauled herself onto her feet, still hunched on the ground as she steadied her breathing. Her fall had knocked the wind out of her and she was still slightly dizzy from...

The ground below her was solid. Snow. Ice. Mountain rock. Astrid could recognize The Spine. She grew up here. Of course, she couldn't tell how far she was from Belgarth. But she craved it. Falling to her hands and knees, she let out a pained scream. The ice felt like home but all she could think...

The guard she'd punched fell to the ground, his armored hand flying to his face. Astrid bounced on her feet and raised her fists. The third guard drew his sword immediately and swung it down at her. Astrid ducked, only slightly evading it and circled around him to kick in the back of his knee...

"Please, stop." A woman ducked in on herself at the end of the street, hugging her freshly bought goods to her chest. Three of the guardsmen laughed, their voices traveling through the crowded street and to Astrid's annoyed ear as she sipped her mug of beer. It had been days since she'd last...