My grandfather’s sword looked far different in my hands than it had upon the wall, where it had hung for more years than I could count — for more years than I had been alive, in fact. I never knew my grandfather. He passed away before I was born. My grandmother always said it was … Continue reading In My Hands
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On the Road
The Laws Nameless Goodbye I miss Kana and Telal. It is an odd thought, one which I never had thought I might have. For one thing, I never expected to be away from them. It felt as though I was destined to spend my whole life in Kana’s house, sleeping in her closet. For another, … Continue reading On the Road
Philosophical Metrics, Pt. 2
Everything Has a Cost To Bring Silence Philosophical Metrics, Pt. 1 The staff at the hospital had performed admirably in the preparations for Evran. For one thing, the Head Medician had not only found two patients perfect for Evran’s study — Qen, and the comatose man whose energies Evran would use — he had contacted … Continue reading Philosophical Metrics, Pt. 2
Philosophical Metrics, Pt. 1
This entry references characters introduced in Everything Has a Cost and To Bring Silence. Evran, Master Artificer and Servant to the People, congratulated himself for his forethought. From the appearance of the patients and the tired, overworked, poorly-groomed staff, the hospital would be a place rife with aromas which Evran had no interest in smelling. The cloth mask … Continue reading Philosophical Metrics, Pt. 1
The Inspector
“Inspector,” Torgald said, bowing respectfully. “I’m glad you could make it out today. “No you’re not,” the woman said. She had a severe cast to her face, with the sort of mouth you could tell at a glance was eternally downturned. Her clothes, wrapped tight around her body, looked as stiff and uncomfortable as her … Continue reading The Inspector
The Diamond Library II
The Diamond Library I Ley was not meant for this kind of work. After only two hours of her allotted time, she began to wonder why she had believed she could do this. She pushed on anyway. She was not a scholar. Her son was the scholar — she felt great pride at his achievements … Continue reading The Diamond Library II
The Diamond Library I
She came alone, for the very thought of anyone knowing she had come here of her own will brought great shame and fear down upon her. It wouldn’t matter to others how desperate she felt for the knowledge. It wouldn’t matter what the knowledge did to help or aid the world. She would be seen … Continue reading The Diamond Library I
Goodbye
Preceded by: The Laws Nameless “Wake up.” Kana’s voice, stern and unyielding. I push my eyes open, and, startled, I open my other eye as well. The room is dark. It is night. It is the very depth of night, from the darkness. Kana is standing in the doorway of the closet. There is a … Continue reading Goodbye
A Study of Dragon Kindred
Scientific studies in the areas of biology and genetics have revealed, among others, two truths which will be important to the discussion within this paper: that there are certain barriers which exist that generally prevent taxonomically dissimilar creatures from breeding with one another; and that, in the majority of cases, an offspring of two parents … Continue reading A Study of Dragon Kindred
The Seasons
Some say they all came at once; others, that they were simply here, without coming to be at all. Some say they were here before humanity, fighting their unending war over Avyra; others, that their coming disturbed the lives of humanity for all time thereafter. The story I know best says that they came not … Continue reading The Seasons
Daydreams 