After the dwarves went to bed, Hilde spent some time in her room polishing and cleaning her weapons. She had an almost unhealthy attraction to what she considered the most beautiful blades ever forged. Jorish bladed weapons had a lot of curves in their design, like elven metal smiths might make, but every curve was … Continue reading Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 4
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Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 3
The delicious odor of breakfast cooking woke up Hilde, and she sat bolt upright, blinking in the daylight that poured through the windows of the hall. Her hair was a wild tangled mess, and she was knotted up with the heavy fur that the chamberlain had dropped on her last night. One of the servants … Continue reading Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 3
Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 2
Hilde wasn’t sure what she was looking for in a squire, but she knew what she didn’t want. She wasn’t looking for a man, and she wasn’t wild about having a kobold either. There weren’t as many female squires as male, but that helped her to narrow her focus significantly. Most squires could hold their … Continue reading Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 2
Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 1
Life had not gone exactly as Hilde had envisioned it. It had not been an unmitigated disaster, to be sure, but it had not been the sort of fairy-tale princess story that she had dreamt of as a child, either. The more she had thought about it, and the direction it had gone, the more … Continue reading Fight, Swear, Loathe; Chapter 1
The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 40
It took less than an hour for two dragonriders to show up, but it was another three hours before actual cavalry from the 2nd Army arrived from Brakoff. When the dragons showed up, Grundoon, Jandle, and Kreg were standing under the arch of the gatehouse, the only structure in which they could take any sort … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 40
The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 39
Jandle had laid out the orc’s armor earlier in the day, and Grundoon took off the finer, more delicate decorations of his uniform in order to put on the well-worn suit of banded mail. There were no words adequate for how much he appreciated this protective outfit. He had worn this armor for every battle, … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 39
The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 38
The morning went by quickly, and the communication crystal finally alerted Jandle, thanks to the 2nd Army garrison in Brakoff, that the dwarven caravan had left the city and was on its way to Castle Linkristle. He awoke his master, and Grundoon laid there on his cot, blinking in the sunshine that was streaming into … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 38
The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 37
The snow had melted throughout Romilmark, except for the peaks surrounding what would become Slothjemia’s newest Grafdom. There was plenty of water in the creeks and rivers, and the startling green of the grass, new leaves on the trees, and budding wildflowers. There were occasional rain showers, but the icy winds had ceased for the … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 37
The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 36
It was midafternoon when the storm began, and the snow fell almost nonstop for nearly a week. Soldiers assisted the civilian authorities in keeping the main streets and roads as clear as they could, but the winter was going to have its way regardless. Urds were put to work flying messages to and from the … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 36
The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 35
The sun crept up with smooth sneakiness and was in the sky a full hour before Grundoon awakened. The Judicial Corp had marched their prisoners into Linkristle Castle sometime during the night, and the courtyard was filled with Red Guards milling about. The Governor-General put on his uniform and headed down to find out what … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 35
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