the grand game

Day Twenty-Eight in Draven’s Reach I set off early the next morning, traveling northwest along the mountaintop plateau. The journey passed without incident, and by late afternoon…

It took only a handful of seconds to reduce the second elite to the same state as the first. You have crippled your target! A level 210…

“It could work,” Adriel muttered, her head bowed while she considered my plan. “It should be well within the limits of the boon,” I agreed. After all,…

Note from Tom: this was a painful chapter (to write, but hopefully not to read :P). It took me a long while to settle in my mind…

Ghost was right. Draven was heading our way and from the scowl covering his face, unhappy was an understatement. “What now?” I muttered. Adriel turned to look….

I scrambled to my feet. “What does that mean?” I was not about to become anyone’s pawn, not even a guardian’s, and while I had no compunctions…

“Draven’s suggestion is a good one,” Adriel said. “And perhaps the best course.” Glancing up, I saw the spirit floating beside me. I’d left her and the…

“Damn,” I muttered, eyes widening in shock. I’d not expected a class evolution, and certainly not so quickly after obtaining the power Mark. “What’s wrong?” Adriel asked,…

“So, even after all these years, justice has not been served,” Draven lamented once we were done. “It has not,” I agreed. Draven had listened patiently to…

Day Twenty-Seven in Draven’s Reach Awakening guardian… Rising to my feet, I backed away from the statue. The Emblem had been inserted, the tithe made, and now…