Author: Tom Elliot

The stairs leading down to the fortress’ storerooms were guarded, at least in principle. The two soldiers on duty were slovenly and their uniforms unkempt. The door…

Slumber’s sentinel activated. Caster awakened. My first response was relief. The ward had activated. And it had not harmed me. Trepidation followed on its heels. Things were…

EDITING NOTE: I’ve made some changes to Ghost’s familiar data for balance reasons, and reposted chapter 390 and 390. You might want to skim over them when…

Multiple unknown entities have failed to pierce your disguise. The Game message reassured me, as did the soldiers’ open expressions. Neither was suspicious—yet. “Duty calls, as always,”…

“How long until they wake up?” Elron asked. I shrugged. “Any second now.” Right on queue, a Game alert opened in my mind. Your enchantment has lapsed….

Gamil’s shop hadn’t changed in the intervening weeks. The same could not be said for the rest of the city, though. Squads of soldiers patrolled the streets,…

Day Twenty-Nine in Draven’s Reach I approached the city walls openly. There was no need to hide. The guards on the wall were the marshal’s men, and…

This is definitely not like my binding with Gnat. This was my first thought. By comparison, that had felt like a cheap parlor trick—and likely had been,…