Recent content by Neveah

A thin press of her lips as the creature rose. It immediately hissed as the sunlight hit its hide. Her hand dropped to a dagger on a belt at her waist and she flicked the blade at one of the skorpius' eyes as Kir hauled her back. Its agitated screech echoed through the camp. By the grip Kir...

“Hmm. Finally. You think I have a good idea. Can we get a scribe in here to record this moment in history?” She mock looked around a light smile on her face. She needed a moment of lightness after…everything. “I’ll treasure your words forever, Kir. Let’s go get on your favorite gryph.” As...

She released his shoulder and stepped back. "Okay. Don't ever say you didn't have an out." She scooped up her bag from the ground and slung it over her shoulder. The hot wind from outside seemed to pause and hold its breath. The tent-flap becoming quiet as it was no longer shaken. "I think...

She looked at him quietly. Warm air from the tundra slipped beneath the bottom edges of the tent flaps in a rare breeze. She walked forward, her feet moving with not much of a sound as they padded across the thick rugs and seating pillows that covered the floor. Her hand reached out and...

The hearthmother rose on tired legs and nodded to them both. "I'm going to give you two a few minutes," with a swish of the tentflap, she left Kir and Neveah alone in the meeting tent. Neveah stood, having too much nervous energy to remain seated. Plus, on her feet she could look Kir in the...

She frowned, gaze flickering to Kir. “I wish we knew more about the skorpious. But I’ve already read what text our libraries have to offer. And what you’ve shared with me, hearthmother,” head nodded in respect. “Perhaps another kingdom would have more to offer?” Neveah didn’t like the idea of...

"I don't think soldiers are a problem," Neveah chewed at her cheek in thought. "Our Kingdom has one of the biggest land armies in Arethil. And the gryph tribes more than fill the air. It's probably what has kept the skorpious confined to the canyon this long. That and they can't travel in...

"It would explain why the shadows of the canyon have expanded," the hearthmother muttered. "You are in great danger here, Princess." Neveah squared her shoulders. "I'm one of the best riders you have. I want to fight. I want to help." Nev knew the hearthmother couldn't deny her talent...

The hearthmother frowned and looked to Neveah. Her gaze seemed to look into the distance. As if she was remembering something from long ago. “Yet you still live, Princess,” she muttered. “I don’t think the first one was for me,” Nev admitted quietly. “And the second one,” she couldnt help...

The hearthmother paused as she entered the tent-flap of the small meeting area. Neveah followed behind Kir. She looked to Kir, then Neveah, then took a seat on some cushions on the ground. Neveah sank down next to her. "We are all united. We have an aerial army that serves the King and...

Neveah pinched her mouth closed. She offered to spare Kir any attention to how he'd acted. Her golden eyes flickered instead, toward the hearth mother as she approached. And a few of the elders in tow. "Princess. We didn't expect to see you back so soon-" "Hearthmother. Can we speak in...

Damn, his grip was strong. On the border of crushing. Even after the gryph had its paws back on the ground, tail flicking behind them and wings pulled in tight, he was still gripping her hard. 'Kir," she whispered. The hearthmother was making their way toward them. Her hand went down and...

With a powerful push of paws and claws, they were airborne. The thatched and terracotta roofs of the city began getting smaller and smaller. The dryer, warm air of the tundra pushed across their clothes and skin. Soon enough they cleared the city. The smaller villages of the tribes dotted the...

“By listening if you ever wanted to talk about them. Just being present,” she looked to him. Her loss was much more recent, but she was offering to be his friend. An ear to listen if he needed it. Or someone to help him forget if he wanted that. Someone who KNEW him. She made her way through...

She stepped forward and wrapped her around him. At least, as far around him as she could get. "I'm sorry," she said quietly and squeezed him for a moment. She didn't think he wanted sympathy so she didn't stay there long. As quickly as she held him, she stepped back. "If there's a way I can...