It was a dark day at Furlong keep as Tora looked over maps of the island, trying to decide if it was best to fight from within the walls or in the open field. Both seemed like terrible ideas, and worst of all they had just received news from Fortress Dana.
“What do you mean ‘We cannot e...
2024-05-14 18:54:45 +0000 UTC View Post
“Come on man. Which one is better, man?” Balethon tried, leaning in over their table as Tom put down the second mug of cider. The ring of dragonettes standing around waiting for the verdict had been ever growing. Which didn’t really suit Tom, such pressure.
“They are both V...
2024-05-13 20:32:30 +0000 UTC View Post
As the world faded away into nothing but a dark void, Tom felt the only mildly familiar sensation of magic flowing like a gentle stream. It wasn’t much of a draw, but it was certainly noticeable.
“Right, best make this quick then,” he tried thinking to himself, feeling the fl...
2024-04-29 17:11:25 +0000 UTC View Post
“Right. Tarp,” Saph muttered to herself as it became evident where the rather massive section of canvas had been hiding. Galaxer had been using it as harness padding, which was mostly due to there really being nowhere else to put it. Even folded in on itself twice it still covered al...
2024-04-15 13:00:43 +0000 UTC View Post
As Saph laid eyes on the rather eclectic collection all she could think was ‘So that’s what the magic lock was about.’
There was a set of goggles that looked a lot like what Edita often wore, some boxes with what Saph assumed to be tools, or magical items in them, and what we...
2024-04-01 17:37:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 186: Christmas Come Early
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The work had carried on above and below, and the progress was stark. On the third day following the opening of the vault, a fair few of them had returned t...
2024-03-18 16:50:10 +0000 UTC View Post
They had spent hours going over just what it was they had found. It was indeed just as they had suspected; a machine for turning dragonettes, or bits of dragons that would fit in the chambers, into grav oil, with the leftover waste being discarded as water and a sort of sludge.
The investigator’s words had come true, and oh how Tom wished she had spilled the beans earlier. As it stood, he was confident that even baked beans and cabbage could not match the devastation unleashed by Jacky that night.
Tom honestly thought she had shit the bed when he woke up at god ...
2024-03-04 17:47:20 +0000 UTC View Post
“He is a persistent fucker,” Tom chuckled as they both watched the splashing move around the lake. “He is getting tired though.”
“Why do you think it’s a he? That’s cl...
2023-12-18 17:44:23 +0000 UTC View Post
“Awww yeah, look at this. Maybe the dude wasn’t so bad after all!” Jacky went excitedly as she rubbed away on the big skull. Saph was helping out with the final cleaning. The ants had d...
2023-12-04 16:39:04 +0000 UTC View PostJacky had returned with Linkosta, and she was carrying a large fancy book that Tom hadn’t seen before, which boded well for his hopes of her knowing more about what it was he had seen. As it turned out the ferinix was the believed ancestor of the white dragons, which had sent him d...
2023-11-20 19:46:59 +0000 UTC View Post
‘Oh gods, could we at least sit down?’ Saph thought to herself, despairing. They had been training all day, and even with being afforded a dece...
2023-11-06 16:51:44 +0000 UTC View Post
On a mild autumn day at Deriva Keep, someone was trying to make the most of the waning heat. Tiguan and the kids were out and about, playing hide and seek with only Lieutenant Yldtiz Hash...
2023-11-06 16:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post
It had been decided that today was to be the day for the keep to get in some actual practice fighting alongside a dragon and their royal guard allies. That meant Jarix, Glira, every royal...
2023-10-23 17:46:07 +0000 UTC View Post
It had ended up being a busy day in the kitchen, but with three of them, at least they did not need to run around like panicking deer in order to get it all done. Wiperna and Raulf had showed up a bit before dinner as it was technically their job to cook said dinner today. To say they were pleasa...
2023-10-09 17:43:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure it didn’t… you know? Stick?” Jacky asked in a worried tone as she and Tom made it back up to the bedroom. She was going with the hunting crew, so she needed her kit, and while Tom was sure she would want him to come along, sadly, that wasn’t really happening. ...
2023-09-25 17:47:07 +0000 UTC View PostTom had spent much of yesterday trying to figure out how to put a fishing rod together. He hadn’t wanted to spend too long on it. It had been complicated a little by the fact that Wiperna had really wanted him out of the workshop and had been doing a poor job of hiding it. When Essy had swung b...
2023-09-11 16:20:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe door to the greeting hall had been left open after Jarix departed, Sapphire and Rachuck coming in for a hurried landing. The door started to drop down behind them as soon as they were through with the Clack clack clack of ratchets. There was no one there, save for Herron...
2023-08-28 17:17:57 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a very fun morning, Tom had gone in search of Edita to ask his questions for the day. He had found both the artificer and Tink playing with the children in the grand hall under the supervision of Anchor. Tom didn’t even need to ask what they were doing; he knew that game well...
2023-08-14 17:42:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Well shit,” Tom mumbled to himself as he lay there staring at the wooden ceiling, Jacky snoring at his side. “I guess the dreams are sticking around a bit longer then… huuuhr god dammit.”
It had been one hell of a dream, so vivid and lifelike, and he could remember i...
2023-07-31 17:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostSaph was cold, sore, wet, and generally miserable. They had been stupid, but Yldril had proven to be the biggest moron of them all. Why hadn’t they just camped and waited out the storm? She knew why of course; they wanted to get back home for a hot dinner and a dry bed...
2023-07-17 13:03:21 +0000 UTC View PostWell, Tom certainly got their attention with the notion of some of the craziest humans to ever serve. He had the perfect mood for a horror story too. It was dark and stormy, the only light inside being that of torches and the warm hearths. He didn’t have the faintest idea if this w...
2023-07-03 18:02:40 +0000 UTC View Post“20 years… 20 years I trained. I worked so hard. I excelled at everything. Best student Baron ever trained. And this is where they put me,” Grevi complained as she labored over the stupid saw. It was hard, grueling work and somehow even more repetitive than endurance training.<...
2023-06-19 19:14:53 +0000 UTC View PostAs the thunder boomed, clearly heading towards them, Saph had to admit she had no clue where they even were anymore, nor what time it was. Visibility was next to nothing, they were getting pounded by some of the worst rain they had seen all year, and she and Fengi were too busy huddl...
2023-06-19 19:13:16 +0000 UTC View PostEssy had led the three of them through the forest, looking for the elusive berry bush. It had only taken about 5 minutes of searching on the wing before they had found it. Covering ground was really a lot easier when on the wing, even if they had to duck and dive around the massive t...
2023-06-05 18:19:09 +0000 UTC View PostTom was still rather worried he had made a big mistake as he watched Jacky fly off towards the grey horizon, chainsaw dangling from her chest. He felt a little odd actually. He had come running out to say goodbye and to give Jacky her pair of ear defenders and some safety glasses tha...
2023-05-22 18:36:41 +0000 UTC View Post“I propose an idea,” Jacky proclaimed proudly once they had made it to their room after dinner.
Tom merely gulped a little as he tried to work out what she might have come up with after having had a day to work out what to do with all her newfound money. At ...
2023-05-08 16:01:08 +0000 UTC View PostThat evening, after the inquisitor's departure, the kitchen had put in just a bit of extra effort. Yldril and Jarix had both been treated to spit roasts with some actual spices being used for once. It wasn...
2023-04-24 18:55:33 +0000 UTC View Post“So how long should we be waiting again? I hear some bird song,” Saph questioned indignantly as it became apparent she wasn’t winning this hand against Maiko. “You are too good at this to be trustworthy.”
“Oh no that one was just luck,” he reassured her, taking th...
2023-04-10 11:24:29 +0000 UTC View PostSaph didn’t really know if work was progressing well or not. Plenty of people were doing shit that was for sure, so she guessed so. Yldril had been camped a ways away from the keep to rest after she had been unloaded, and Glira had been loaded up for her scouting run now that she wasn’t stric...
2023-03-27 12:48:14 +0000 UTC View Post