The Grand Game, Elana

I woke to pain and darkness. “Have you still not found it?” I heard a voice bark. “It must have run off,” a second said. I bit…

Only a little later, Adalinda began manifesting. I remained stock still, barely daring to move, as the fire lizard slowly materialized outside my cell. I watched the…

Adalinda and I did not attempt retracing our steps. Doing that would not have been smart and would likely only have resulted in us running afoul of…

The city of Mesina was the capital of sector 8,201 and one of the outlying provinces of Arinna’s territory. Like most border cities in the goddess’ domain,…

I watched Alon and the Devils leave. My friend had been superb.  Brazen and brash, he’d convinced the ganglord of his authenticity. I only hoped the rest…

After another slow minute of creeping down the corridor, the four guards came into sight. Up ahead, the passage opened up into a small chamber. I paused…

Before my fingers could grasp the bronze marble, the door to our shack burst open. “Elena, was that Dorin I saw leaving? Is Soren all better now?…

I picked up the tarnished ring. The action spurred new words to spill across my mind. This is a soulbound artifact of unknown rank: Shanasyn’s Legacy. This…

Describing exactly what Adalinda was to Alon took longer than expected—in no small part because I wasn’t entirely sure myself. The explanation turned out to be long-winded,…