“Is this really gold? It’s so light…” Willem marveled as he hefted the chest.
Dirk stared with some degree of annoyance as Willem demonstrated the tremendous strength that one who was versed in the use of aura could exercise. He’d been paid for six months of service, and serve he would, but he wasn’t particularly eager to see what service under this eccentric noble entailed. B...
2024-12-03 06:27:46 +0000 UTC View PostWillem, Dirk, and the van Brugh’s majordomo rode horses across the road. It was an opportunity to see and understand this land better than he could’ve inside that stuffy stone fortress. Looking back, it was quite the imposing structure—it stood atop a hill not far from a valley, where there were several other fortifications built to receive invaders. This territory was highly fortified. A...
2024-12-02 05:48:13 +0000 UTC View Post“The entire week, he’s just been reading?” Lennard said in surprise, looking upon the attendant as he gave his report late in the night. “Reading what?”
“Many things. Law books. Maps. Economic records. Censuses of the territory, and some beyond it. He’s been paying particular attention to succession law.”
Lennard leaned back in his chair, feeling that everything had ...
2024-12-02 05:18:23 +0000 UTC View PostLennard was out in the field inspecting the border outposts when a messenger came riding a swift steed, bearing a message that he’d never heard.
His father, Baron Tielman, had collapsed.
From there, time felt it flowed at ten times the speed. He didn’t know when he had arrived back at the castle, but by the time he did, he was already looking at his father, who was breathing uns...
2024-12-02 05:06:14 +0000 UTC View PostA tall and broad man with a warrior’s physique sat at a table, staring at a full plate of food. He sat alone. The meal—a hearty thing, consisting of a fine slice of red meat supported by eggs—looked appetizing enough, and though the man held his cutlery in hand he didn’t begin to eat. He cast glances up at the door, evidently waiting on someone.
When the door opened, his crystal b...
2024-12-02 04:48:25 +0000 UTC View Post“I can’t diagnose any specific reason for your malaise. Except, perhaps…” The doctor looked at his clipboard with pursed lips. “I’m afraid there’s just not much more I can do to improve the situation. At your age, with your lifestyle, it’s a miracle you’re both mentally sharp and ambulatory.” He folded the clipboard beneath his arm. “Dr. Hathburn was your previous physicia...
2024-12-02 04:38:19 +0000 UTC View Post