Arthur walked into the giant indoor arena that hosted the dragon care classes, Brixaby on his shoulder.
At a quick glance, there were ten other dragon pairs. They were of all shades and sizes, though none smaller than Brixaby or larger than a dog.
Most of the young dragons were gathered in a group, wrestling while making growling noi...
2023-02-21 06:27:45 +0000 UTC View PostCressida soon excused herself, saying she wanted to get a start on purchasing things to "Make this room livable".
Arthur was a little surprised she had been serious about that, but knew better than to argue against the steely glint in her eye.
So with only a quick stop to find Carley and explain Cressida was aut...
2023-02-18 04:36:49 +0000 UTC View PostCressida stared at him with wide eyes. “So it’s true. Your dragon steals powers.”
Arthur’s heart sank down to his toes.
Carley, wisely sensing this was a conversation she didn’t want to be a part of, backed away to another room with a ‘good luck’ look.
“Nope!” Joy sang out, bouncing up high to get a better loo...
2023-02-17 06:33:56 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time Arthur was dismissed by Valentina, he felt numb by the host of revelations. It was as if he had been bludgeoned over the head several times, and his blunt damage enhancement had not kicked in.
He’d been directed to slide off the gigantic dragon’s side to land on the firm cloud before. There, he found Brixaby who looked abou...
2023-02-15 00:13:24 +0000 UTC View PostSitting astride a dragon which was landing on another dragon was an odd experience. Arthur noted how Sams carefully kept his talons lifted and how lightly he landed.
There was plenty of room on the giant back. Each one of Elissa's scales was the size of a platter used at a fancy feast. And as she wasn't actively flying -- simply floating o...
2023-02-11 06:08:51 +0000 UTC View PostArthur expected pomp and ceremony upon leaving for Wolf Moon, but the Buck Moon leaders were strangely absent. It might have had something to do with Brixaby’s ability – and continued verbal willingness to steal cards.
“I don’t see why I shouldn’t take from people who annoy me,” the dragon loudly grumbled as Arthur strode to th...
2023-02-10 05:38:06 +0000 UTC View Post"I don't want it," Marion said.
Arthur stared blankly at him, his arms held out with Marion's card pinched between his fingers. This had been a rather trying day and for a full ten seconds he wasn't sure he had understood the prince correctly.
Blinking, Arthur said, "Come again?"
"He doesn't want the card," Brixaby rumbled from...
2023-02-08 06:04:09 +0000 UTC View PostAll,
Like the title says: The chapter's running a little long and so it'll be posted tomorrow.
Until then!
- Honour
2023-02-07 06:35:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe world was overly loud and bright when Arthur emerged from the Personal space. He was hit with a wall of sound -- people yelling in anger and in fear -- and realized he had let himself forget that it had been absolute chaos.
Brixaby launched off Arthur's palm. For a split second, Arthur worried that their deal was off, but the little dr...
2023-02-04 00:10:04 +0000 UTC View PostLoved people's reactions to the last chapter. lol. Hopefully this will help the cliff anxiety?
“Kane, look out!” Penn yelled.
Arthur ignored him. He set his feet, every muscle clenched, and concentrated with all his might on his Master of Body Enhancement card.
Brixaby the dragon fell on hi...
2023-02-02 06:37:53 +0000 UTC View PostArthur couldn't quite describe how, but he could feel the presence of the egg before entering the auditorium -- the same one where he'd attended the lecture of dragon colors a few days ago.
There was a pull at his heart. As if something deep inside was reaching out and trying to connect.
This had to be a good th...
2023-01-31 08:12:06 +0000 UTC View PostAs Marion predicted, the next day was announced as a day of rest and reflection for the final Legendary Recruits.
Arthur slept in until noon.
He was woken by Carley barging in and throwing open the curtains he'd pulled across the balcony, letting in light. He would have been angry, but she brought with her a plate of sandwiches.
<... 2023-01-27 06:16:14 +0000 UTC View PostFirst chapter of two tonight! (Yes, I'm still working on the second. It'll be a few. Until then, enjoy!)
"You want me to do what?" Arthur stared at his friend. Or, the person he was beginning to think of as his friend. Now he was starting to wonder.
Marion winced, which struck Arthur as an odd reaction. Almost as if ...
2023-01-27 04:52:39 +0000 UTC View PostQuick heads up to my lovely Patrons: The way this chapter's working out, it feels like it's going to be split into two. Both are coming to your computer screen (or phone, I don't judge) tomorrow.
Till then... any bets on what color dragon's coming out of that egg?
~ Honour
2023-01-26 04:45:36 +0000 UTC View PostNo, I'm not dead! Just received some sad personal news and I had to take a few days.
I can only try to make up for it with a (juicy?) chapter.
Whitaker looked down from his high box seat, which of course had luxuriously padded seats, angled to view all four quadrants of the arena with ease -- as well as lookin...
2023-01-24 06:01:11 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time Arthur’s Blunt Force Damage resistance hit level 10, he received a welcome notification.
For reaching this threshold on a body-enhancing skill, you have gained an additional 5% quickened healing bonus from all blunt-force damage. In addition, your bones, organs and soft tissues are 10% more resis... 2023-01-19 05:04:42 +0000 UTC View Post
After the meeting with the hive leaders ended, Arthur opened the door to his room was unsurprised to find two large men dressed in hive colors waiting for him just outside.
They had the air of guards come to march a prisoner to his execution. Though they were polite when they greeted him. Arthur had no doubt they had some card magic up the...
2023-01-17 00:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostMy eyes snapped open.
For the brief span of time between one drone of the alarm horn and the next I thought that it might have been a messed-up dream. That I was still looking forward to my kick-ass totem. That it would be a bear or a wolf or something.
But my inner-eye showed me otherwise.
Something now occupied the space wher...
2023-01-15 07:34:58 +0000 UTC View PostArthur stopped in front of the door to his room, tugged down his shirt and then smoothed it out again. He was already dressed as nicely as he could be, but when faced with the prospect of a private meeting with the leaders, he felt it wasn’t enough.
Lastly before he stepped in, he activated his Gentle-Person’s charm card.
Valenti...
2023-01-14 07:01:41 +0000 UTC View Post"Now, what do I mean by off-type cards?" Ismael said, over the murmurs of people all around them.
Arthur leaned forward, fascinated.
He couldn't help but think about Joy's hatching and how she had nearly died because she couldn’t link with an appropriate card.
Did that mean, on top of everything else, Legendary hatchlings wer...
2023-01-11 23:10:32 +0000 UTC View PostMarion guided Arthur to a room to the side of the gym he claimed was a sauna. Thick clouds of steam wafted out. The moment he and Marion stepped inside they were greeted by a servant in a hive uniform.
"Do you need any assistance, sirs?"
"Full scrub down for my friend, top to bottom," Marion said before Arthur could reply.
"Ver...
2023-01-11 07:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostAttribute points?
Arthur slowed down a stop as he read through the message. That had been a mistake.
He hadn't realized how much sheer momentum and stubbornness had been carrying his body forward. The moment he let himself pause and become distracted, abused muscles protested all at once.
... 2023-01-09 01:10:44 +0000 UTC View PostFirst of two chapters today! (That is, today Pacific Standard time.)
The first thing Arthur did was to dip into his personal space.
He stood in the middle of the large room. All the tools and supplies he had purchased from the Wolf hive commissary were there, stacked neatly as possible.
"I should add...
2023-01-08 21:15:12 +0000 UTC View PostHad Arthur not had any guidance he would have surely frozen. That would have been a dead giveaway he was hiding something.
He had already been leaning hard on his Acting skill, and he reacted as naturally as a improv artist given a line. Squarely meeting the inquisitor's gaze, he kept his own posture alert and i...
2023-01-05 03:11:42 +0000 UTC View PostA knock came at the door just as the last tones from the sixth hour morning bell faded into the distance.
Arthur was already dressed and waiting, as was Marion, Penn, and Echo. They had expected the summons to come in the early morning. It was an easy way to throw someone off.
After exchanging a look with everyone else and receiving ...
2023-01-03 05:49:18 +0000 UTC View PostIn the next moment Arthur found himself inside his Personal Space.
Penn and Echo stood like living dolls in the middle of the room. Arthur turned away from them and instead went to the pile where he kept his tools.
Though he shoved everything into the Personal Space, the items collected more or less according to a category...
2022-12-31 20:52:23 +0000 UTC View PostI blinked.
I was standing in a completely bare room which was dim except for a faint light coming from high above.
I wasn't alone.
Something shifted in front of me and I realized it wasn't dark -- something stood in front of the single light source. I looked up and up.
My first thought was 'dragon'. It spread large, glori...
2022-12-31 02:34:01 +0000 UTC View PostTwelve Years Later
"I hate corn," I muttered for maybe the thousandth time in my life as I shucked another ear off the stalk and shoved it in a bag. "I hate corn. I hate corn…”
My greedy heart chimed in, But I sure do love what it buys.
Nevertheless, I’d been at this all day, and now the sun was setting. There ...
2022-12-31 02:32:05 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the updated link for the discord!
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https://discord.gg/6n49u74WNW
Roles are supposed to be auto-assigned because of the Patreon link, but if you don't have one (and want one) let me know on the General channel and I'...
Arthur barely had time to collect his wits before he heard the distinctive snap of dragon wings at the balcony. Now he was looking closer, he realized there weren't any doors leading to the outside. It was open air, shielded by gauzy curtains.
He pushed his covers back and stepped out, pausing when he saw he was clad in a white linen shirt...
2022-12-30 04:34:39 +0000 UTC View Post