Chapter 31 – Thursday Morning, June 12 – Bon Voyage When Doug came out to open the South Bridge Gate that morning, he was stunned to see a small encampment waiting for him across the bridge. It was not at all clear who was guarding whom, but the group included 2 Elves, 6 humans (four … Continue reading
Chapter 30 – Wednesday Night, June 11 – Once More Into the Mountains Dorothy and Eastwood watched as Eek played at water’s edge. The sun was setting behind them, and was actually below the ridgeline, but the illumination on the bottoms of the growing cloud cover reflected an eerie yellow light on everything. Dorothy snuggled … Continue reading
Chapter 29 — Wednesday Afternoon, June 11 – War Council Sapphire looked around the table, in the front room of the inn. “Well, it looks like the gang’s all here. What did you think of the Earl’s performance this morning?” Flummox shook his head. “You mean his dismissive attitude toward the coming Trog-Wolf war, or … Continue reading
Chapter 28 — Wednesday Morning, June 11 — The Inquisition Animus arrived at the South Bridge Gate shortly after dawn. He was dragging one end of a pole behind him, from which was suspended the kicking and snarling person of young Spud Autumn. Not surprisingly, the gate was still locked, so he rang the bell. … Continue reading
Chapter 27 – Tuesday Night, June 10 – Spelunking Adventure Grace, D-Stract, Hound, and Dawn gathered with the Trogs in the first large room inside the Cave 3 entrance. Some sort of lanterns high on the walls illuminated the area. They began selecting which gear they would need to go explore the crystal caverns. Vapor, … Continue reading
Chapter 26 — Tuesday Afternoon, June 10 – Into the Mountains Cleo and Rufus crouched behind a fallen log and peered at the entrance to the old mine. Cleo gestured. “There it is. I told you the tracks led here, right towards those old… tracks.” Emerging from the mouth of the dark hole were the … Continue reading