The Winter passed rather uneventfully—except for Deimena’s occasional requests for tea—and Spring arrived, along with a letter from Aderes. Hello Jonathan, Come to Lembroke. There’s something we need to talk Continue Reading →

Lunch went well, and everyone had enough to eat. Jonathan carved and let the girls talk to each other. He knew it would be good for the two of them Continue Reading →

Jonathan glanced back at Cornelia, then continued to slice vegetables. “Where’s Bas?” He did find it a bit unusual how the boy wasn’t side by side with Cornelia today, or Continue Reading →

It was one of Jonathan’s usual visits to the capital. Time had passed quickly. Oceton had long returned, unable to find Emlyn and Millan. Tam had been healing well, and Continue Reading →

Jonathan hung up his coat. His guess of who had invaded his house without warning was correct. He, however, took no offense to the action. Peter sat at the small Continue Reading →

Deimena led Jonathan through the castle, back to the medical bay. A few guards and servants trailed after them. Jonathan was going to talk more to Deimena when they weren’t Continue Reading →

Jonathan kept his face blank at the summoning and nodded. Inwardly, he was already considering his options for fleeing, murder, and death. He was led to a reception room and Continue Reading →

It was during late Summer when things went wrong. Jonathan was at home, curled up with Oceton in his lap. The large phoenix would simply claim Jonathan’s lap or shoulder Continue Reading →

Jonathan went down to the village of Tesriff the next week. He needed another small patch of red fabric for his favorite coat; a small incident involving Oceton’s talons had Continue Reading →