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199 - Another letter confessed to flames

My dearest Ela, As before, I cannot say where we are. However it is in a place much safer than our last camping place. Where we were before we were in danger from all kinds of things but it was by the grace of Muunas that we did not succumb to various and sundry. The frustrating child I once taught has vanished in this harsh school; the Spark continues diligent in his studies, sometimes to

198 - Onward Muunas' Solas

Mahid Maxims: Eleven through Twenty - Eleventh, "I am Mahid. The Imperator's will is above the law. It is beyond law. It is the only law." - Twelfth, "I am Mahid. Pain brings attention to any incorrectness. Making things correct makes the pain go away." - Thirteenth, "I am Mahid. Be still. Being empty allows the Imperator to see Himself reflected in the pool of us." - Fourteenth, "I am

First Minis Aan on his Skates by Blue Winged Coyote

Here is a link to her artwork starting with this image. http://bluewingedcoyote.deviantart.co...

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197 - Losing More

2nd Amitzas lost two more of our group the second day in Two Kills. My heart pounded in my chest like a horse galloping and I had to stretch my chest it felt like. I had Gannara loosen my breastplate buckles so I didn't feel like I was fighting the metal as well as the thin air. After that my head felt better, but 1st Nuninibas one of the senior Mahid, riding immediately in front of me

A Letter to My Daughter

This character, Selilsela, just rose up out of nowhere and insisted I post her letter._____________________________Graphic Warning:_____________________________ I read now. I write now. I can. I am blessed. I look and look and look at you. Blue eyes, mine daughter. By law I write now and you too. Seliama Kuriren, aitza. That is you. Not a Masker. Not a child alone like so many in the

196 - Saddle Sores, chilblains and Mountain Sickness

I thought about Ailadas's advice and went to find out a number of things. The treasury for my eventual re-taking of the Empire was in 2nd Amitzas's care and I had not seen it since we had last moved. It was a pair of box panniers that would fit on one horse. I wandered 'aimlessly', making mental notes. The horses were being brought into the caverns at night since the door had been forced

195 - The hypothetical fearless leader

"Good morning, Koren. Shall we go out to sit by the stream, my tutor?" It was a merciful time after Ailadas's drunken speech. I had decided that I could not be so cruel as to make him think through a hang-over. "Good morning, ahem, Spark of the Sun's Ray. That would be pleasant." He rose and we went outside into the hot sunshine, settling by the charred spot where our evening fire had been.

The Bookseller

Here's a story written for Ysabetwordsmith, a winner in my comment contest.______________________________"Vanya! Vanya!" It was Ma calling, coming from the direction of the market horse-yards. "Once the market closes you can pick up the harness from Dorantas. He's working on them right now, his apprentice tells me."I leaned out of the open side of the wagon. "I hear you Ma!" The Orkest Book

Take the author for coffee

Last month someone threw a couple of bucks in the hat through my donate button and that is covering my long distance this month. This has inspired me to start a program of 'take the author for coffee'. At the moment I have few enough fans that I can promise you that if you throw the cost of coffee and a donut (how Canadian), and have either Skype or an IM video program you like, we can sit