Nibilum of the Rabiss Raiders
My head was splitting as I stood on the shore as close to the destruction that had happened last night. It was still too hot to go any closer. Last night was one of the most amazing nights of my life. The drink that we took from the fort must have been made by a Hand of Malitouma. It was a ric...
2025-06-13 12:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostLieutenant Griff
"You are not seriously asking me to do this?" I said, trying to keep the frustration from my voice.
"You agreed," General Draves said.
"I agreed with the initial script that we came up with. This. This is suicide. If I read this, I will have fifty arrows in me before I can blink."
"You wi...
2025-06-06 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 32
Borges, Spy of Hern
"So are we doing this, or not?" I asked.
Nick thumped me on the head. "Patience Borg, We will make our way to the Melnon road as soon as we make sure nobody else escapes their village."
"The longer we wait, the more likely we will be discovered. Also, we have to make it to M...
2025-05-30 11:58:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 31
Alex, Soldier of the BDF
It was day three of my rotation at the Westside lookout post number one. There were six lookout posts along the rim of the cove. Each one had a three-bedroom home and a tower. There were six of us at this location. We had more than any of the other outlooks b...
2025-05-23 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostI had decided to go on a little vacation. That was code for putting off all my responsibilities in Bacman and heading for Pine Ridge. I used the excuse of dropping off Catherine's latest book of etiquette to Emily. The first thing Catherine had written was a complete mess. The information was all there but disorganized. If I was going to ...
2025-05-16 12:11:45 +0000 UTC View PostCount Vaspar
After Casper gave his report, I said, "So, the reports from the dock say that the ten other ships are a simple escort fleet?"
"Yes, they say that they left the Isle Rabiss early this year in order to get ahead of all the other traders. They are hoping to pull in a bigger profit this year."
"Seems l...
2025-05-09 11:46:19 +0000 UTC View PostKing Lenord Asput
The doors of my chamber were flung open, startling me awake.
"What in the name of the Endless One-"
"Wake up, Lenord," came the voice of Norris.
"Ugh," I said as I sat up and rubbed my head. "Look, Norris, unless we are under an attack, I really don't want to deal with any drama. M...
2025-05-02 12:09:43 +0000 UTC View PostOver the next few weeks, things became a non-stop race toward progress. North Cove's infrastructure, at least in the barony of Bicman, was thriving with people clothed properly, and the ground temperature rarely dropped below freezing in the new settlements. Almost everyone was working. Since most of the infrastructure was of a civic nature, the...
2025-04-25 12:20:17 +0000 UTC View PostI was taken aback by Jewel's outburst to the point where I almost missed the color draining from Catherine's face. When I received the information from the messenger that Lord and Lady Clairmont were coming, the first thing I did was ask Catherine if she had ever met the Clairmonts. She said that she had heard about the twins and that they were ...
2025-04-18 13:57:38 +0000 UTC View PostNote: I am going to go back and change the headings in case I start putting more books on this site at some point.
Arnold Clairmont
To say I was impressed would be an understatement. The Barony of Bicman wasn't impressive like the capital's grandeur. It was amazing because, by all accounts, this place should be run-...
2025-04-11 13:53:41 +0000 UTC View Post"Welcome, Juku of the Mother's Mountain Tribe, to the County of North Cove. I am Amos Bicman, leader of these lands. What brings you and your people to our lands?" I said.
Arbis translated my words to Juku. Juku said something back, and then there was some back and forth between the two befo...
2025-04-04 13:57:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t as good as the Fourth of July, but you really can't beat blowing stuff up when it comes to exciting pastimes. If I only had an actual chemist here. Then, I could show these people what real fun was.
As it was, though, their progress was quite impressive. They told me that after causing the rock chunks to fly off and embed...
2025-03-28 12:54:03 +0000 UTC View PostI decided to give Emily a bit more time with her shop before I came in, so I thought I would stop by the forge and the loom. I have to admit the place has grown. Although we were selective about who was let in, Pine Ridge was almost looking like a village. It even had a town hall. I wanted this because as more projects were added, like the alche...
2025-03-21 14:10:37 +0000 UTC View PostA few minutes after reading the letter that held the duke's seal on it, I found myself back in the study, trying to pace. The room, however, was just too small.
“I hate letters, Benjamin. Why couldn't you wait until morning?” I groaned. “I'm not going to sleep tonight.”
“200?! That is half our army!” Emily shouted as she ...
2025-03-14 16:48:51 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been a week since I sent that very satisfying letter to Baron Plimgus. For the first time since I had lived in this world, each seat at my table was in use. Each headman and stewards of the new villages was in attendance at this meeting. Benjamin sat at a small table, taking minutes for the meeting. We had been going over production numbe...
2025-03-07 13:52:59 +0000 UTC View PostI stood there dumbfounded. What were Catherine and Elizabeth doing here? They couldn’t have gone home. It would have taken too long to get back here. Had they been robbed and gone to see John for help? Why not just go home? Why were they hiding their identity?
I realized that the pause had gone on for too long. Elizebeth had begun to fid...
2025-02-28 17:57:16 +0000 UTC View PostI slammed my fists down on my new desk. I was pissed. Sixty-two of my people were slaughtered. I looked down at the letter I had just written to Plimgus. It was pathetic. Telling him I was going to take a single village worth of people away from him.
Benjamin said doing more at the time would be imprudent. Well, screw imprudence. I w...
2025-02-21 15:22:29 +0000 UTC View PostTyson, Second Ranger Squad of the BDF
"This sucks," I grumbled under my breath.
Seriously, when I was chosen for the position of a ranger, I was excited. I was the son of a hunter and knew how to shoot a bow and stalk prey, but I hated this part of the job. Squatting low to the ground on the wet fallen leaves as the ...
2025-02-14 16:47:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe trip home was long and tiresome. The only thing fun about it was listening to Benjamin try and cram as much information as he could into Emily's head about being a noble. It was fun until he heard me chuckle and said there were particular points that it would be good for me to review.
It started to rain halfway through the second day. ...
2025-02-07 14:24:37 +0000 UTC View PostFor a moment, I stood there, my brain trying to wrap my head around what Benjamin had just said. His father was dead. How? Why? Who sent the letter?
Before I blurted out something, my brain turned back on, and I clamped my mouth shut. This was not the time to ask questions. Besides, the size of the letter was small, meaning it probably arr...
2025-01-31 14:03:18 +0000 UTC View Post"You want to make this place into a trap?" Griff said. "I don't understand."
"Are you familiar with the project being run by Kylie?"
"I was told that that project was classified. All I know is that their workshop burnt down, so they had to suspend the project until you got back."
I looked at Draves, and he nodded. 2025-01-27 16:40:24 +0000 UTC View Post
The idea of the people on the other side of the mountain was both exciting and nerve-wracking. We didn't need another hostile force right now. But if someone was living over there, it could be another source of trade.
"Why do you think they have shown up?" I asked.
"Probably due to the forest fire. It was massive. We had to evacuate ...
2025-01-24 15:55:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe look on Captain Draves’ face when he saw Tumlus was priceless. Ok, so really, there wasn't that much change in his expression, and had I taken a picture, very few people would be able to tell he was surprised at all. But for those of us who knew him, it was quite obvious.
However, I got the reaction I was looking for from Emily. The ...
2025-01-20 15:37:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe evening was fun, and Emily made for a great audience as we discussed my adventure. She was as amazed as I was at how much money I made and how quickly it could be spent. My interactions with the duke made her mad, but she laughed at the Easter eggs I had added to his paintings.
I started to get the feeling that she was uncomforta...
2025-01-17 16:08:10 +0000 UTC View PostI used the wrong name in the last chapter for the Fuller and the head of Melnon. The Fuller's name is Roger, and the Headman is Richard. LOL
"My lord, I have brought the information on the assassin, John," Roger said as he shifted a paper to face me. "He arrived in the barony twelve days ago. He says he was a serf from Rut...
2025-01-13 14:28:14 +0000 UTC View PostA short while later, after the assasination attempt, all the citizens had been gathered. And there was a knock on my carriage door.
"My lord, we have news." Neil's voice called out.
As I exited, I was greeted by the sight of a man in his mid-twenties with a dirty face and brown hair cut short keeling before me. When he saw me, he sai...
2025-01-10 15:37:46 +0000 UTC View PostAfter we left the first of our new villages, we continued to Cofi. We arrived about lunchtime, and a large meal was waiting for us. They brought out the cider for everyone else, and I had my usual boiled and filtered water. All in all, it was a great party. A lot of people I hadn't seen in a while showed up, and the crowd was primarily composed ...
2025-01-07 01:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostKing Caraman the Second of Turabe
"So Cousin, how are things going up North," I said as we sat in my parlor sipping on wine from the Vinyards of Oris. It was a forty-year-old vintage. It was of particularly high quality. Probably one of my favorite years.
"Mmm, always do business with you, Caraman," Arkorum said.
... 2025-01-03 14:05:30 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year!
Catherine
I exited the Carok Travelers Inn and smiled. I missed it here. Not even Elizabeth's sour attitude could ruin my mood.
"I want to go home, Catherine. We have been on the road forever," She complained as soon as I exited the inn.
I sighed. "We are in Carok now. I haven't seen...
2025-01-01 19:33:56 +0000 UTC View Post