Recent content by Theodore Aleson

The scholar was beginning to regret his decision in attending this event. He was out of place amongst all these high status individuals and grand personalities. While the big one known as Skull-hammer was the loudest they were not the biggest problem. What was a big problem was all the tension...

Praise be to Alliria. Theo was actually able to blend in with this crowd of extinguished and powerful individuals without a problem so far. Sammy was actually behaving too. A true miracle even if he knew it was because she was finding all sorts of bugs to watch and eat to keep her distracted and...

What greeted Theo and Sammy was a feast compared to what he was going to feed them himself. Fruits, breads, cheeses, meats, and drinks in bottles. By Alliria it was making him feel like Sammy during snack time. There was only so much he could do with his own travel rations after all. Hard bread...

Preparations for the expedition were progressing. A seemingly endless need of supplies and planning and additional research.... It was overwhelming and he needed a momentary break. Hearing about a journey to an allied land with the Empire filled with sugar and spice and just everything being so...

The scholar was completely and utterly lost in this situation. His little magic used for animating his tools came to as much of a full stop as his mind did when became as close to Safiya as he could possibly get. She was treating it as if he had intentionally pounced her. And worst of all she...

By the bay! This woman didn't just accept his offer but was trying to get him to answer her question. Obviously he was anxious! They both knew she knew he was. Why was she bent on him answering? And getting closer to him. Theo didn't know what to do, what to say, or where to look. The spider...

Going off his calculations they should arrive at the city location the next day. Good news to take to the Empre- Safiya's words made him visibly flinch. All the tools he was magically manipulating to measure their progress and prepare his meal suddenly became lifeless. Nearly to the carpet of...

Theo silently nodded. What else could the scholar do? Things were now in motion and it was time to get busy. She was going to handle the funding and logistics. The expectation was for him to be present so they could keep an eye on him, but that was never going to be an issue. Before she event...

Foolish. Foolish. Foolish. Pride will take you Theodore Aleson. The scholar stood as both women spoke their words to him. One a warning. The other a promise. All he could think as he studied the pair was that he was before predators ready to gobble him up. A spider and cobra. The darker woman...

Grabby hands were tugging at Theo's cloak as he continued on with the discussion of the details of the policies. A mixture of different kinds of familiar enjoyment the entire time. His days of scholarly study going over the details of ancient accounts to solve the mystery of the past. His days...

Does this mean we have until the 15th to steal all your treasures?

That small smile of the pleased stoic professional crossed Theo's face. He was not a stoic person, but found it to be a better way to conduct business. His time around those looking to take advantage of any sign of weakness had taught him to keep things close to the chest. An act that the...

"Theodore Aleson, Empress." The scholar bowed to Medja causing Sammy to freak out and go tumbling to the floor. The angered gluten began to chitter like mad and even make hissing sounds at him for it. He just ignored the protests as he was more happy things were progressing smoothly. Things...

Gimme. Gimme. Gimme! The paw demanded snack. Treat of honey hard baked biscuit or dried grub tallow ball rolled in seeds. A reward earned by not falling to floor. That was what all the chittering was saying. It was all very clear and obvious. Theo just continued to ignore the obnoxious...

Akka-Yur. Jewel of the deep desert. Oasis city with endless mines. Akka-Yur was a myth. A fable. A place made up to trick the foolish to seek out impossible treasures within the ever shifting sands at the heart of the Amol-kalit desert. The founder an equally mythical figure: Hero King Naram...