past

"They didn't take us. There weren't any Proctors. Boogeymen or recruiters. There wasn't any one coming for us. It wasn't a punishment. It wasn't something to be feared. It was a gift. We were a gift. Any son, any daughter born into magic was a wondrous thing. A blessing. Not because we were a...

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Aina O Ka La - 17 Months Before Present Day Crimson waters lapped against the beach, bodies washing ashore mixed among the driftwood. Sand was dyed a deep red, the baking sun cooking the corpses which lay scattered upon the dunes. Edric watched the sight, crouched down and arms resting on his...

As if the day's earlier spar wasn't enough! Bull found Kristen as she was walking back to her room in the dormitories. A late night visit to the girls' privy room. The walk there had been torturous, for still she was sore all over from the beating she took from Bull in the afternoon...

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." -John F. Kennedy It was a day not to different then any other day...if anything it was rather peaceful. The sky was blue, with clouds sailing past at a leisurely pace, the birds were...

A fire glowing in the dark, huddled around it a few men with more stories and scars than any nobility ever saw. Their words hung heavy on the thick, humid air, exhanging tales of far off lands and distant conquests; from women to treasure, yet each held a certain hope in their mind of a fortune...