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The Totem-Maker (part one hundred twenty)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Eleven Lore and Lessons (part one hundred twenty) That road. Samatho fell entranced for a moment, thinking of it. A way beyond his father’s land that others, in liberty of whim and choice, travelled. The newcomers climbed, hailing Liben, who […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred nineteen)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Eleven Lore and Lessons (part one hundred nineteen) Noakale spoke to him. She shot me a glance, that said you and I have a secret. To ward speculation from myself, then, I brought out the Totem and meditated. The secret […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred eighteen)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Eleven Lore and Lessons (part one hundred eighteen) At once, he felt he had erred. Dogs must fend for themselves, choose their homes…so it has been always, and so he ought to have turned on his heel. He did now, […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred seventeen)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Eleven Lore and Lessons (part one hundred seventeen) He had nothing constant in the stars of his birth. His patch was a duty begrudged, as Samatho was one place from the heir. Which is to say the eldest son lived, […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred sixteen)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Eleven Lore and Lessons (part one hundred sixteen) I once had mentioned how use darkened and scored them, how I could guess a tile’s portent without turning it. The tenth hour was the pearl. But pearl is a symbol we […]
My Blog Week: February 9 to February 15 2025
All the Latest from Torsade! A conclusion to “Fellyans”, with a royal arrival indicating the next story in the series, which I haven’t written. The beginning of “Tourmaline”, with protagonist Anton keeping a disgruntled vigil. An episode […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred fifteen)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Eleven Lore and Lessons (part one hundred fifteen) Our first stage returned us to the Tollhouse. The Prince and Noakale were our escorts, to settle in the flower meadow, making two camps. Pravor Castor, perverse in his amusements, had me […]
Are You Haunted (part forty-one)
Are You Haunted (part forty-one) Rays of sun, broken by the grid, cast disparate shapes on the tunnel floor, like small ashen figures. “Well, we’re on fire.” Davis Drybrook had said it, and punctuated the words with a chuckle. He did not misunderstand the seriousness of […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred fourteen)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Ten Crafter Becomes Maker (part one hundred fourteen) I tested with my knees the surety of my seat, crouched low as I could, having seen racers (with…confessing it, some excitement for the mayhem) come a hair’s-breadth from death, barely skimming […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirteen)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Ten Crafter Becomes Maker (part one hundred thirteen) “Now, creature. None can tell the turn of the world.” He offered this adage with unbecoming pleasure. “Do you know that Lord Ei has held six courses, and that in the normal […]