"Dad, I'm leaving!" The Scribe looked up from the inking of a page, his mind settling into place from the black loops of letters and into the melody of a voice. A grinning face peered from the breach of a door, the warm breeze flowing in from outside. Coins clinked in a pouch that she was carrying. "I see you have you...
Ramona was the type of girl who would come to your house uninvited when you were just deciding the day was boring. She had a spunkiness that always cheered you up, even if she wasn't the best at jokes. Her home was never set, even though she was merely fourteen. Living with no parents, she'd dine with somebody differe...
I hadn't visited most of the regions myself to see the plants of each. I had learned most of these with Traust, with all her worldly expertise, who had told me about the awe-inspiring scenery of my reigning lands. Maybe I should experience this myself. But the thought was quelled by what I heard that day, as I walked...
My cigarette crumpled under the force of my fingers, but then it accidentally dropped to the floor. I instinctively pushed my chair behind me and stood up to look down at the smoldering mess at the floor. Rushing over to the cleaning cabinet, I gathered a little dustpan and brush. My break was almost over, and that wa...
I'd only traveled very far once for an apprenticeship, to get to the town of my master, the bustling city of Limapon. I'd only returned to my hometown once, mostly relying on letters to communicate with my sister. It was also only in that way I'd interacted with the out-of-town expeditions my master, Galen, would do...
"If you look down, what do you see?" I brought my eyes to gaze at the ground, to the clusters of buildings. From my perch on the ledge of the church bell's tower, I was full of vigor. Every traveler's pilgrimage through the packed earth roads, every child's gander around the plaza's well, even all the misery stuffed b...