The throne room was far more massive than it had any right to be. Massive pillars created alcoves where round tables sat; the seating was full of older nobility, civil Continue Reading →

Jonathan arrived at the porch, and knocked once. The door was opened by Adoncia, the 2nd Princess, as she had been waiting to greet her guests. It was a private Continue Reading →

The next day, the cabin was peaceful without the hoard of people crashing there. Aderes was in the kitchen, as she had volunteered to make dinner for once. She had Continue Reading →

Because several of the teenagers needed to go back to the capital, they all woke up early and made a trip there the next morning. Chester, who was still spending Continue Reading →

The next morning the sun was bright; the fog clinging to the mountains and fields had moved on. The dew, which clung to the brush and plants, evaporated quickly from Continue Reading →

The cabin was quiet, and no lights were on. Aderes held her lantern up to let them see around the main room. There was a pile of unconscious teenagers on Continue Reading →

They stopped overnight in the small plains between the mountain, the capital, and the pass to Malamut. Once they woke up, they ate the food Jonathan had packed for them. Continue Reading →

After a brief lunch at Jonathan’s cabin, Jonathan, Chester, and Aderes rode over to Marcus’ house. There was no smoke rising from the chimney and when they knocked on the Continue Reading →

There was a meadow with a large tree stump nearby. Jonathan led them there. They still needed to talk about their game plan, but it was also important for Chester Continue Reading →

Jonathan went back home immediately, with the dreadful knowledge that he only had a day or two to clean up his house. He did a decent job, but then people Continue Reading →