“It’s Daddy!” SaRa announced with a squeal. The first sprouts of green had made their way up through the receding blanket of snow outside the mouth of the little cave. The sky took on a friendly color as the winter weeks passed into spring. And the two children blinked their way into the sunlight, joining [...]
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TsuYa sat at the edge of the Island. Every morning he came to watch as the fog burned away. It unfurled in a silent ritual until the mountains below emerged a deep green-grey, like a gift offered up, cupped in the palms of the earth. The clinging mists continued to shift, rising to play beaded [...]
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“So, tell me boys, what’s the game plan?” Aunt SaRa cornered the two men immediately. “Game plan?” Zento asked innocently. “Morh-SaRa, I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Kudako added in an evasive tone. Though Aunt SaRa was dwarfed standing next to the two of them — especially Kudako — it hardly seemed to [...]
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It was a smudge. It turned into a blot. That turned into a spot. That turned into a Mark. That turned into a puddle. That turned into a pool. That turned into his reflection on the still, inky darkness. He was standing on it, staring at the world upside down. It passed him by, never [...]
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Because something about you called to me. Lord Zemi’s words to AsaHi echoed in SoYa’s mind. He pondered them. Scoured them for their true meaning. Try as he might, he just couldn’t figure out why a single statement could make him feel so uncomfortable. That and the fact that Lord Zemi let AsaHi scold him [...]
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“Well, well. Look what the Dragon dragged in.” At the sound of the voice, both AsaHi and Kudako turned, peering straight into the grinning face of ZenToYa. “If it isn’t the Prince of Scamps himself,” Kudako growled softly. “Who let your Dragon-breath in the city? I would have shut the gates if I had known [...]
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“Hey there, pretty girl. You goin’ my way?” SaRa wiped the sleepy haze from her eyes at the sound of the voice. She peered up from the covers of her bed, straight into the face of– “Zento!” the gasp made her chest ache. The winged man chuckled quietly as the concern drained out of his [...]
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Ohh… Kaze… er… Zemi… er… whoever! You’re in big trouble next time I catch you! AsaHi sat, arms crossed, watching the rift circle on small floating island. This was the spot she remembered appearing when they first entered the city of Ceiswyr. It was the only place she knew where people could return to the [...]
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Father! Emotion pulled SoYa in so many different directions. Joy at seeing his father’s face again. Deep concern at watching the strange transformation sweep over his brother. And growing fear at the deep thundering darkness that rose up in the east, blotting out the stars. It’s not over yet. Father turned his head, green eyes [...]
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“This way, just a little further now,” SaRa urged, tugging gently at the reigns of her mount as she led it over the craggy grounds. The little girl slumped motionless over the back of the rhawn. She looked worse every time SoYa glanced up at her. Despite all the time that SaRa spent with the [...]
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