Tag: world building
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A Portrait of Marlow
“I heard you painted the portrait of my brother’s wife.” “Y-yes my lord,” Argus answered as he bowed before the opulent throne where Maverick, one of the twelve lords of Drear, sat lazily stroking the gray cat in his lap. He was a tall thin man, with sharp features and long limbs that reminded him…
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Reclamation
The last thing Donovan remembered was the calm voice of the AI system reading off his vitals and then suddenly a ringing in his ears as the pressure dropped and a blinding light shone in his face. Muffled voices shouted commands as rough hands grabbed him by the shoulders and hauled him onto shaking legs…
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Noak the Grim
Montgomery marveled as he followed the old man out of the cargo bay and into the rest of the ship. Noak grumbled out the names of the different rooms as they passed by their doors, not bothering to open any of them to his new companion. With this being his first time on any sort…
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A Good Book
The storm had quieted down to a soft pattering of steady rainfall while Gwendolyn lay in her four poster bed staring up at the fresco on the ceiling, Saint Michael slaying the serpent. She wondered about the reason she had been locked in this room. Her uncle had made it sound like a punishment, but…
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Tullia’s Escape
Tullia paced the stone floor of her uncle’s house. The plastered walls were covered with tapestries that helped muffle the echo of her steps as she stomped back and forth fuming with irritation. How her mother could have thought to have her married off to the likes of Euan Cowden was beyond comprehension. A more…
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The Dress
The harvest was being hauled in by carts and wagons pulled by oxen and burrows who bellowed good morning greetings to the passersby. Flocks of fowl squawked as they were chased round by children with switches and herding dogs. Women of all ages were poured into the streets, their baskets laden with goods to trade…
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Lesser Deniv
Noak flexed his left knee with a grimace, the taut muscles strained and the ache of the bones told him that the sudden low pressure was bringing in a storm. The cargo door whined as he held the button that raised the metal panel and lowered the ramp. He could smell the moisture on the…
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Nymph’s Sanctuary
Lex had been traveling with Aydin for nearly a fortnight when they came to the dense cluster of trees and he told her they must dismount their horses and continue on foot. The trees were tall and old, with moss and vines encasing their trunks. Under their shady branches the bright morning light turned into…
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Okur
It was dark when my eyes opened. It was a struggle to move through the heavy ichor that surrounded me, it weighted each muscle and held me encased. As my awareness grew I realized that I had been cold, but was now warming. As the warmth grew I was able to move, the substance holding…
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Becoming A Lady
Lilliana looked upon the chest of bright pinkish-lavender silks baffled as to how she was supposed to wear them. Picking up the edge of a skirt, she draped it over her head and pulled length after length of fabric until she found herself suddenly encased in a tent of silk. Tawna bowed her head to…
Paper and Rabbits 