the grand game

The servants were gone. But there was no doubt they’d recently been in the pen. Their scents still lingered in the air for one. For another, boxes…

The three follow-up tentacles hit me in rapid-fire fashion, wrapping about my arms and torso. Then, they too, began sucking away my life.  Even though I was…

Note from Tom: I’ve made a slight change in previous chapter. North stable wing is now south stable wing. You are hell-tracked. Remaining duration: 56 minutes. 6…

The eight Riders advanced down the corridor in a tight-knit group, with the mages’ shields touching and the fighters standing shoulder to shoulder. It was a good…

Traveling by air, we reached the fort considerably quicker than either I—or Tyelin—originally anticipated, and I couldn’t help but wonder what this meant for the envoy’s schemes….

81 Days Left to Broker Peace in Sector 12,560 The ambush went off without a hitch. Well, from our perspective it did, but from the Riders vantage…

Before setting myself to wait for the envoy, I renewed my disguise. You have cast mimic, transforming your visage into that of Jasiah, a level 152 human…

I began with Constitution.  Since I had only a single Constitution ability and limited slots available, it was the easiest attribute to attend to. Picking up the…

No sooner had Nicola agreed than I pulled out a slip of paper from my pocket. “What’s that?” he asked, eyeing the parchment. Smoothing open the paper,…

“He’s alone,” Ghost said, confirming what I myself had sensed. Nodding minutely, I drew to a stop beside my visitor’s wagon.  “Are you him?” Nicola growled. “What?” I…