“Where now are the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing? Where is the harp on the harpstring, and the red fire glowing? Where is the spring and the harvest and the tall corn growing? They have passed like rain on the...

“The absence of a message sometimes is a presence of one.” ~ Hasse Jerner Garet is the one who answers, as Aurens is too overcome with his emotions. He takes out a map of the city pointing to where they are now and then to where Aurens' house is. Drawing a finger from Aurens' house he moves to wher...

“A friend is a gift you give yourself.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson Lord Gallowhawk looks relieved at Mave's response, "Excellent and yes give my best to the king and please pass along my regrets that I could not attend in person." When Niserie presents her gift, the Lord smiles and says, &q...

"The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions." ~ James Russell Lowell There is some silence as the servants distribute food to each in attendance. Then after the servants exit, Lord Gallowhawk finally breaks that silence, "Sometimes it takes a near tragedy to clear ones...

"People's hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them." ~ Ali ibn Abi Talib Resigned to the fact that you cannot find Wilwarin and it is apparent that she left of her own volition, or so it appears, you all pile into the carriages Lord Gallowha...

Edeldhur wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:06 pm (Aaaaaw, after all the work Athan had to keep it alive? I wanted to tame it )

If (and that is a big IF) that should happen it will be a long process and require all the characters working together. So you may yet have that wish granted assuming it doesn't eat you first.

"So little time to figure it all out So many distractions to prevent success I’m in a dark forest with no path or route But this internal fire knows no rest.” ~ Justin Wetch And in a dark forest is where you find yourselves. One companion missing, another the intended victim of a murderous ass...

"That motley drama—oh, be sure It shall not be forgot! With its Phantom chased for evermore By a crowd that seize it not, Through a circle that ever returneth in To the self-same spot, And much of Madness, and more of Sin, And Horror the soul of the plot." ~ Edgar Allan Poe In the darknes...

"He waits by the riverside And he waits by the road He’ll play you his drum And the fiddle he’ll bow So caution yourself Beware of his tongue Cause all that is loved Can crumble to none." ~ Oli Julian & Nick Foster Thena starts back towards the fair, her footing unsteady as she pushes...

“Leave something for someone but dont leave someone for something.” ~ Enid Blyton Liviel follows Thena back to the vagary fair, worried by her words and the paleness in her face. While Torvik gives the cave a thorough search, he finds much in the way of animal bones, even the partial skeleton of a ...

"Said the Thief to the Moon I'll extinguish your light soon I'll put an end to all the light that you shed On this world in its darkened state..." ~ Shawn James Athan moves to the victim, his sightless eyes stare up at the warrior, the hole in his chest, the size of Athan's boot. He is be...

“Yet wild things have a far more rational fear of us than is ours of them...” ~ Angela Carter "Mayhem indeed, is all my life has become since I left home," Liviel remarks after Thena speaks, "It seems we spend all our time trying to tame it," she think back to their time in Bela...

“Art is the child of nature in whom we trace the features of the mothers face.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In the forest walking the path the guard indicated, Thena and Liviel hear the cries of a wild cat, one shout of pain and anger combined. The two start in the direction of those cries. Bryne ...

“I prefer cats to people, for the most part. Most people aren't cute, & if they are cute they rapidly outgrow it.” ~ William S. Burroughs The beast gets one last strike at Kade before Torvik moves in between him and the cat, missing first the plate-mail clad warrior and second the dwarven fight...

GreyWolfVT wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:49 pm Btw Rev I love reading the different quotes in your update posts.

Thank you sir!

And spanningtree, I too went through a faze where I would wake up each night at exactly 3:05 for some reason. Now I usually manage to sleep till 6:00 (no alarm clock needed). Old man-itis in my case I'm sure.

I too backed the kickstarter! You can add me to your waitlist.

Don't we all!