Recent content by Selene

Normally, Selene would be in the front row of and event such as this, cheering on the knights and squires as they trained so diligently. But she'd overslept. Now the sun was high and hot in the sky, the lines at the food stalls were long, and the best views already occupied by earlier risers...

A grim hand wrapped around the young boy protectively, and Selene had to take a step back. Then another peeled its bony fingers across the boy's shoulders, and a skeletal figure appeared in the air behind him. Like charcoal, the bones of the skeleton were blackened and smoky. And like...

Selene couldn't be sure if her warning had gone heeded or not. "Ah, apologies. I forget you grew up in another forest. It is a common tale we tell children, here in the Valen." There was a book on Selene's shelf, a slight thing with large lettering and simple woodblock illustrations, which...

Present awareness seemed to wash over the young man once more. "Actually, I was curious about what you were saying. You mentioned earlier, wanting to study magic?" Selene didn't put away the light smile she wore. The expression fit poorly on her face, but it wasn't out of deception. She was...

The boy behaved oddly, but not so oddly that Selene rushed into action. Instead, Selene placed a hand upon Hector's shoulder, preemptively steadying the young knight against reacting as the boy stumbled away from them, screaming. "Hmm," she hummed, tilting her head to one side and looking at...

The compliment that the flaxen-haired Erën gave after the fight was not lost on Selene. Though the ache of her exertion was settling into her bones, she let the generous comparison bolster her. And fuel the curiosity she had for the trophy taken from their foe. Dangerous as it was, Selene had a...

The two young men did not end up waiting all that long. Lucky them, that Captain Selene, keeper of the Dusk Sanctum, was in town running some errands. The squire Lemock found her quickly, and spilled out his story in ragged breaths. Darkness surrounded the area that Lemock pointed her towards...

Selene gave a wan smile as Petra said her peace, hot ash falling into a lake. 'Am I becoming too lax?' she asked herself, head tilting down in thought. The shape of her brow cast a shadow over her eyes in the faded candlelight. It was not a habit of Selene's to flex her Captain's authority; she...

Selene sobered at the mention of Leyik's recently acquired personhood. "Yes, about that. I am glad that Leyik was of some assistance in this venture, but..." Frowning, Selene glanced towards the window at the far side of her office. Heavily curtained as it was, she seemed to be checking...

Trust and strength. Things that should be attributed to the young Captain who strode next to her. Not an easy thing to be, both proud and soft, selfless in duty and uncompromising in one's own comforts. Somehow Helena managed, and they were all better because of it. "Ah, but I think those are...

"The intersection of Life and Flame," Selene intoned, as dark eyes watched Petra's hand draw upon the paper. With an exaggerated inhale, she straightened in her chair. "Take in a breath, long and slow -- I mean it now, do this with me -- Good. Hold it there." A few seconds passed. "Let it out...

"Hmm, how do I go about explaining this..." Selene's cool black eyes were indecipherable. She seemed to still be looking at the sketch in her hand, but could have just as easily been scanning the books on the floor, or glancing in Petra's direction. "Where to begin..." Suddenly, she stirred...

A nod came from Selene at the other Captain's question. "Yes, I do," she responded simply, pointing to a gathering of stones some ways off. "Right over there, see the crooked one?" One stone in particular stood out amidst the others, an anchor that rose above the others that ringed it. The stone...

The mercenaries were organized. They knew what to do, and who to call upon, and soon were rallying aid to the levee. That's right, Selene reminded herself, she was twenty years gone from this place. These people were the residents, and she the newcomer. Selene bowed her head, both to Bebin and...

The titles of the books recently placed on the floor were as follows: Recorded Prayers to the Ur-Beasts The Dwarves of Thiria After the Gods Left: How Humanity Took Back the Valen The Forestfolk, the Fieldfolk, and the Riverfolk: A Cultural Guide to the Eastern Wylds Memories of the Land, by...