the grand game

In the wake of the near miss, my heart pounded furiously, and my adrenaline surged. That was too close, I thought. Staying under, I waited for my…

I awoke early the next morning and, without delay, exited the room. I had an entire ‘free’ day before I left for the valley, and I intended…

I stopped when the street I was following south through the plague quarter came to an abrupt end. I’d reached the saltmarsh district. Before me was the…

You have acquired 5 x rank 4 disease protection crystals. You have lost 100 gold. After I’d rattled off my list, Kesh laid the protection crystals I…

Author’s note: Hi all, the next chapter is finally ready. This one took me a few days to write. For many reasons, it was a difficult chapter…

I exited the hotel with my thoughts in turmoil. My conversations with Loken never seemed to turn out the way I envisioned. Once again, the Shadow Power…

Kesh set down a familiar-looking thin film of metal on the desk. It was the same emporium catalog I’d used before. Scanning the sheet, I saw it…

The legion commander was a tall man with graying hair and a stern demeanor. He took one look at the token before bowing respectfully and motioning me…

Less than an hour later, Shael came running back with a response. It read simply, ‘I will be there.’ There was no signature, but I knew who…