Reki did not look away from Runa’s face. The spoiled young apprentice almost looked like she was about to cry. “Whether she’d done what to Einarr?” Bea… Read more “9.22 – Kaldr”
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9.21 – Taboo
There had been no small amount of discussion among the Singers for how to best slip past their guard on this second night’s search. Thank the Gods,… Read more “9.21 – Taboo”
9.20 – Audacity
Einarr paced up and down the beach of the tiny island where they had been forced aground. Less than a full day after the capture of the… Read more “9.20 – Audacity”
9.19 – Interlude
As the six women retired to gain what little sleep they might before a servant inevitably summoned them to break their fast, Bea looked thoughtful. “You know,… Read more “9.19 – Interlude”
9.18 – Search
They kept the shutters open that night after they returned to their newly-swept, properly bedded prison, even after extinguishing the lamps they themselves used and retiring. Each… Read more “9.18 – Search”
9.17 – Weavess
Reki was arrested, briefly, by the sharp cunning in the old crone’s eyes – eyes that, were she to let her guard down at all, would see… Read more “9.17 – Weavess”
9.16 – Accomodations
The thrall led them in silence to a decently sized outbuilding, bowing and scraping so servilely that Reki wondered if he were a man or a dog.… Read more “9.16 – Accomodations”
9.15 – Ulfr
The oversized wooden door opened inwards before the group of women and their so-called honor guard to reveal an equally oversized hall. As Reki strode forward, her… Read more “9.15 – Ulfr”
9.14 – Breidelstein
The captain of the wolf-headed boat they rode on finally deigned to introduce himself to the circle of Singers he had aboard when the noon sun hung… Read more “9.14 – Breidelstein”
9.13 – Reki
Reki awoke with a groan, laying on bare wood planks. She pressed a hand to her head as she raised herself up on one arm, only to… Read more “9.13 – Reki”
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