Voracity

I tossed my crew a look and they returned it. Duncan was confused, so Finn filled her in. “Ghost lights. They come out at night in every fallen settlement we’ve found. We try to avoid them; fallen ghosts aren’t like…

The cerulean sea sparkled as we sailed; the water caught sunlight and beautified it, enriched what we otherwise took for granted. Fish swam beneath the waves, and the sky was a clear light blue. The air was filled with the…

I was crying. I was curled into a ball, sitting on a bunk bed in the hold of my sailboat, and I was crying. Everything I cared about was gone. My friends, my library, my titles. The temple, the villages,…

I was reckless, but I wasn’t stupid. I brought two friends from the temple with me; Gavin, a warrior; and Aislin, a healer. We were all armed, though Finn only carried a dagger and likely didn’t intend on using it.…

Princess Whiskerton greeted me when I came home. I petted her a few times, then fed her some scraps of meat, to which she purred appreciatively and set about devouring. When she was done, she curled up on my lap…

My name is Gwyneth, and I want to be the chosen one. I practiced those words in my head as I paced back and forth in front of the doors to the council’s inner sanctum. My name is Gwyneth, and…

It was the morning of my special day, and I was being squeezed into the most uncomfortable set of ceremonial armor the chantry had. Don’t get me wrong, the armor looked nice, but it was clearly designed more for luxury…

“Name’s Gwyn. I’m the chosen one.” The raider eyed me skeptically in response, which was unfortunate for him and infuriating for me. I ducked underneath the swing of his oafish ax and swung a leg out to trip him. He…