Bee sat quietly in the tent as she felt an oppressive silence fall over the conversation. Arthur was right; he really didn't have any good options. It was one thing for herself and a few others to consider themselves outside of the kingdom. They weren't really a threat, after all. The King and the adventur...
2023-08-27 03:47:29 +0000 UTC View PostPushing any doubts about her god out of her head, she considered the best way to handle the situation. Guards patrolled around the edges of the camp regularly, and she didn't really fancy herself a stealthy type. Especially given her current state.
Bee looked down at the party dress she was wearing. She hadn...
2023-08-26 22:37:51 +0000 UTC View Post"General! A spirit has bewitched one of the guards. She's standing in front of the tent!"
The call from outside the tent made Arthur look up from his desk, where yet another letter from a supposed ally demanded his attention.
He sighed tiredly. If a spirit had really charmed its way into his camp, t...
2023-08-26 22:30:17 +0000 UTC View PostBee still felt surprisingly awake when the party finally ended. Despite having one of the most full days she'd experienced in a while, her levels kept her up when everyone else was looking for their beds.
She sat atop the castle wall with a small smile, watching over the castle grounds. Honestly, with e...
2023-08-22 20:43:13 +0000 UTC View PostBee mixed with the rest of the crowd as they milled around, waiting for the next event to start. As she glanced around, she started taking note of what people were doing. Presumably, the last couple of hide-and-seek finalists were hiding among the people, using them as cover.
Trent was back at th...
2023-08-21 02:28:51 +0000 UTC View PostWith a decent amount of confusion, I handed off the prize to Bradley's mother rather than the champion himself. Honestly, I understood that this was a dangerous weapon, and I well remembered the universal desire of kids to injure themselves at every opportunity. But at the same time, had she not watched the sa...
2023-08-18 14:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs the first two combatants clashed, Bee realized that neither of them was older than five. But from how they moved, one would be forgiven for not realizing it. Their little fingers gripped the narrow hilts of their wooden swords with sureness, and each step was fluid enough to look choreographed.
The t...
2023-08-17 04:33:53 +0000 UTC View PostBee trudged through the forest with Tony on her heels. She wasn't sure why he had insisted on training in the deep woods today, but she was already quite over it, not just because of the creepy crawlies either.
While Tony had been making great strides in his fighting ability, he wasn't anywhere near t...
2023-08-15 04:20:31 +0000 UTC View PostName: Archibald Smith, Level: 69, Race: Human, Class: Companion of Daedalus, Titles: Dragon Rider, Hero of Legend, Bravehearted, Warden of Nazareth’gak, Age: Unknown, Highest Stat: Strength, Lowest Stat: Wisdom, Status: Awakening, 80%
Bee read off the line aloud. She was pretty sure that Void knew all th...
2023-08-12 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIt was dark by the time Tony finally begged for a halt to their training. Bee wasn't even winded, but he looked like he would find sleeping comfortably in the dirt at their feet. Everyone else had long since gone to bed, so it was just the two of them as they slowly walked back to the castle.
Typically...
2023-08-11 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostBee batted aside the tentative thrust that Tony opened their latest exchange with. As the bristles knocked his stick to the side, she rotated and tapped his shoulder with the wooden handle of her own practice broom. If it had been the broom that Void had made for her, he would have lost the arm at the least....
2023-08-10 02:02:41 +0000 UTC View Post"Well, little one. The real question is, what do you have to offer in trade?"
I was slightly taken aback. Trade was something I had heard discussed, but it wasn't something that I had any real experience in. I was lucky to have some context from past overheard conversations, but even in the castle, ...
2023-08-07 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe cave was silent except for the soft sound of clinking gold as I continued to neatly organize the contents of the dragon's lair. It was the least I could do after I so rudely interrupted its morning. Once I ensured that the entryway was clear and clean, though, I felt that it was starting to get slightly awkw...
2023-08-05 23:38:59 +0000 UTC View PostI held off throwing the next vial while I tried to identify the source of the new sound. Before I could though, it identified itself.
With a sudden cracking of rocks, something exploded out of the cave entrance, sending plumes of smoke exploding outward. Before my vision cleared of the debris, a b...
2023-08-04 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostI followed Tony into the small room off to the side of the hallway, though I couldn't help but wonder what he wanted. This dark closet was a bit ominous. If I didn't know better, I might've been afraid.
Shutting the door, he stopped and turned around to face me with a slight bow. "So Lord Void… ...
2023-08-03 04:44:58 +0000 UTC View PostBee had only made it a few feet away from Mary's office when she made her choice. New awareness flooded into her mind, and she staggered into a wall, clutching her head. She sank to the ground, head between her knees as she tried to make sense of the sudden influx of sensation.
She could feel a new pre...
2023-08-01 04:04:14 +0000 UTC View Post"Dear. I think you’re overthinking this."
Mary eyed Bee with concern from across her desk. The words made Bee flinch. Had she been overthinking this? Maybe, maybe not. It seemed like something worth putting thought into though. This was a huge decision.
She looked away from the motherly woman s...
2023-07-31 05:04:42 +0000 UTC View PostAfter spending an hour of tossing and turning, Bee eventually gave up on sleeping. Her mind kept returning to what had happened earlier that day, when she had welcomed Void home.
The festivities had lasted well into the night, but Void hadn't seen fit to attend. Bee couldn't really blame it. The stati...
2023-07-30 05:09:49 +0000 UTC View PostBee couldn't wait for her master to return. With how busy she was, it was a couple more days before she had time to return to the library. She hadn't forgotten about her class options, of course. They had stuck with her in the back of her mind, distracting her during other essential tasks. But with everything g...
2023-07-26 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostArthur watched as the receding black speck of the godling disappeared on the horizon. He still wasn't quite sure what to think, but his time with the godling had been interesting, to say the least. He was only really sure of a couple of things. One was that Void was a being of immense power, something that no...
2023-07-24 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt didn't take long for Arthur to reach the defending soldiers. Once I had given him a brief description of the situation, he simply nodded, and the pace of the army picked up a little bit. I had left him to it as he seemed pretty busy giving orders to his staff.
Riders were sent out. Plans were drawn...
2023-07-22 20:44:53 +0000 UTC View Post
They were a few hundred paces outside of the Lieutenant’s prison when Harold and Amy stopped to catch their breath. Amazingly, nothing had happened. The two of them locked eyes as they panted, adrenaline spiked.
"What was that?" Amy demanded as she pulled hair from her face.
Harold frowned as he...
2023-07-21 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHarold had a bad feeling. It was there when he woke up, and he couldn't shake it the entire day. His dour mood even affected the normally unflappable Amy, who had proven to be an amiable traveling companion so far. At least, after the first couple of days, when she had finally let the professionalism slip a l...
2023-07-20 04:26:29 +0000 UTC View PostBee watched everyone file into the castle. The line seemed endless, yet they continued disappearing through the entrance without slowing. She knew that the castle was a massive, ancient structure, but sometimes it was easy to forget. Though the place was used as a mage’s college, she had read somewhere ...
2023-07-18 04:31:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe city was not as desperate as we feared. Compared to the sea of undead we faced before, this scattered group was nothing. Only a handful of guards manned the walls, occasionally firing arrows or throwing spears down at the zombies. There were so few of the things that they were not even able to pile up close ...
2023-07-17 02:36:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Gentlemen.” Arthur addressed the assembly. “We have no choice but to split up our forces. There is no single target that the undead will have to solidify their hold on this province. Not until we pass over to the far side, at least, to their capital. But even that is not a large city. While this prov...
2023-07-15 22:19:09 +0000 UTC View PostBee stood in the upstairs alchemy room, surveying the changes as Maranda explained what she had been up to. Unfortunately, it was hard to focus much after the revelation of how strong the Nighty Knights had become. Her head was s...
2023-07-14 02:56:21 +0000 UTC View PostArthur stared at the two terrified men lying in the dirt in front of him. He recognized both of them. One was a minor noble from an annoying house that he was forced to bring along in the campaign. The other was one of his servants who joined the army to protect his young master.
The large man seemed to...
2023-07-10 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostArthur nearly jumped out of his skin as Void zipped down from the skies, two men held aloft with it. The men were immobilized as though by invisible bonds and plopped down face down in the dirt behind the god. Arthur was still gaping when Void gave its customary wave to him. Arthur, in a slight state of shoc...
2023-07-08 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Bee reached the castle, she was greeted by an odd sight. Thankfully it was one that Susan had prepared her for, if only slightly. On top of the wall, a pair of guards stood watch. The one to the right was one of the men that had come as a refugee, one of Susan's personal trainees. To the left, top of hi...
2023-07-07 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post