Auna left them in the meeting hall under heavy guard after giving Runa the lines she would have to inscribe. She, then, wandered off into a corner… Read more “6.7 – A Nearly Peaceful Night”
Tag: Oracle
6.3 -Engimýri
Behind them lay the sandy beach they had just climbed. Ahead of them, on the other side of a good-sized meadow, lay the blackest forest Einarr had… Read more “6.3 -Engimýri”
3.33 – Hidden Maze
The passing of the storm took with it the ever-present gray of the sky of the ships’ graveyard. If there was one advantage they had on the… Read more “3.33 – Hidden Maze”
3.30 – Rite of Passing
The only difference Einarr could see in the barrow cave this morning from when they had left was the lack of shades hovering ominously between himself and… Read more “3.30 – Rite of Passing”
2.30 – Feast
For as nervous as Einarr had been about the answer to his father’s question, he felt no trepidation at all on the matter of his own. The… Read more “2.30 – Feast”
2.29 – Unweaving
The sky was still pink when the younger apprentice woke father and son with a hand on their shoulders. As they sat up she placed a bowl… Read more “2.29 – Unweaving”
2.28 – Seeking Kin
The root Avrindân gave him to chew tasted like moldy bread, but he did feel more alert by the time he and Arring stood together on the… Read more “2.28 – Seeking Kin”
2.27 – Reading the Weave
The Oracle turned her back on him almost languidly and walked back to the finished tapestry. She raised a hand to touch the lyre that tied itself… Read more “2.27 – Reading the Weave”
2.26 – Jorir’s Pledge
Blue sky greeted Einarr’s eyes when they opened, and grass beneath his hands and neck that was soft rather than scratchy. He furrowed his eyebrows, trying to… Read more “2.26 – Jorir’s Pledge”
2.25 – The Weaver’s Palace
Although the mountain continued to rise off to the north, its tip hidden in clouds even from where they stood, the path Jorir led them on proceeded… Read more “2.25 – The Weaver’s Palace”
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