Something in him loved a fight. Something in him enjoyed risking it all, his whole life on a single throw of the dice. That part was howling for this moment.

Smoke in the Hills – Part Six

This is the conclusion of a six-part series. Previous episodes can be found in these links: part one, part two, part three, part four, part five. Ada watched the two strangers. They seemed as wild

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Black shapes stirred in the half-light, bulbous heads and crooked limbs. Their harsh voices seemed to croak, even in a whisper. From time to time the firelight caught their eyes, and circles the size of saucers flashed in the dark.

Smoke in the Hills – Part Five

This is part five  of an ongoing series. The other parts can be found here: part one, part two, part three, part four. Comillas paced counter-clockwise around Lofric and the horses, his face averted from all that lay

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Comillas’s pulse did not quite return to normal. He was sure he had seen the girl slip into the crack, away from the creature. But that thing was out here with him. Could he outrun it, mounted?

Smoke in the Hills – Part Four

This is part four of an ongoing series. The other parts can be found here: part one, part two, part three. Comillas and Lofric rode beneath the full moon. The only sounds were the steady

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The mage and the warrior rode through the silent hills. The light of the westering sun became a sullen fire, and shadows lengthened, shrouding vales in the blue of an early twilight.

Smoke in the Hills – Part Two

This is part two of an ongoing series. Read part one here. The mage and the warrior rode through the silent hills. The light of the westering sun became a sullen fire, and shadows lengthened,

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