Mourning came to the little house in Elusa…
Earth Chapter 1: Change
Mourning came to the little house in Elusa. The hamlet, nestled on the roadside to Ambra, housed only a few farmers, a blacksmith, a butcher, one lawyer who called himself Mayor, and Anirea, the whore. Anirea and her children. The whore, her three daughters, and her newborn son.
Earth Chapter 2: Hope
The next day brought much and little. A mother, dearly loved, was dead. A matron, solemn but not severe, rose out of the night to take her place. The eldest daughter washed the body once more for burial. The youngest hurried into town in search of shovels. The third cleared brush and brambles away from the far c…
Earth Chapter 3: Repentance
It came to pass in one of these goldening years that Earth played in the field behind the house, as he often did. Long afternoons in fair seasons made dashing amid rocks and dirt piles the glory of boyish life. Now and then the sway of crops growing well beyond their home under the azure sky, new homesteads, larger farms,…
Earth Chapter 4: Duty
It was the Eve of Aging, and the Festival of Cor Blossoms was only a day away. As he had done every year since he could remember, Earth walked the Mainway, watching the merchant stalls go up. Above the colorful pavilions and new townhomes rising above them, the Mount of the Forgotten shown clearly through the crisp sky beyond…
Earth Chapter 5: Consequence
Earth’s kebab went cold in his hand. Synu, also awestruck, did not neglect to finish her peapods. Guardsmen, moments before lounging in corners, a witbeer in hand and a pretty girl on the arm, rushed to the fore of the crowd with salutes of attention, making way for fully outfitted men-at-arms to break a path through the crowd. Vested in the platesmelt …
Earth Chapter 6: Reality
The gravel crunched as Earth stepped onto the path. The pale blue path of the moon hung overhead. He shivered in the brisk air. It would not be far to the camp. The sun would rise before long. But before he left, there was one more thing to do. For five minutes he stood alone at the stone beside the wall in the yard.
Earth Chapter 7: Fate 1
Earth watched the charred and blackened ground beneath his feet, a stark reminder of the destruction wrought by the Madgyi. His sword hung heavy at his hip as he trudged onward, a weary admixture of scavenger and warrior. Discovering more chaos was clockwork now. Each day brought more of the same as the troops moved through the farmlands east of the A…
Earth Chapter 8: Counsel
“I discern no signs of scarring or wounds,” Colinae said. An audible gasp escaped from those seated around the circle. Palpable tension filled the tent. “The boy is hale as he was on his Eve of Aging. His mind is sharp as well. Within an hour of waking, he recounted in detail every event in the captain's report, and even added a few new notes. With all …
Earth Chapter 9: Tempering
That night Earth was given a small tent not far from the King, and left to rest. Men of rank did not take their meals with the common men, and likewise Earth was brought his food privately. It was meager but fresh - boiled eggs, a slice of meat, hot bread. He ate, seated at the entrance on a patch of grass in the twilight.
Very helpful actually! Lol