And so it was that a small figure fell from their slumber and was awoken by the wine-dark stirring sea, foam peaked waves and the roar of silence summarily greeting them as they were discarded thoughtlessly into the tide. Bloodied moonglow scarcely glinted as the failing ember of the watchtower stood now blackened for … Continue reading A Fallen Harbour
Tag: Lamplight
Witchcraft, wizardry, magic and intrigue. All become mundane under the passing of time.
Short stories from another LOTR knock-off world
Ekilm
It was night.To all gathered within the candle-lined snug known the Bookmaker’s tavern, the night had arrived no less irregularly than the many previous. The routine of day had waxed and waned, and without occasion the lantern-moon had returned to the sky. But to one booth, still rapt in the joys of conversation, there was … Continue reading Ekilm
Aya and Carrick Part 2: What to do when trapped under a rock
‘Carrick…Carrick, we’re still out of water.’ The heat of summer lay heavy upon the morning like a very patient stone. ‘Come-on Mr.Wizard, magic up a stream or something.’ Aya whined as she lay slumped against the protection of a small bolder, she was a native of a nation drenched eternally by rain and was in no … Continue reading Aya and Carrick Part 2: What to do when trapped under a rock