“This land is unwelcoming to strangers, people and creatures alike. Even without magic, it is quite a miracle you have arrived this far.”
She rolled back on her heels, and then sat back, cross legged on the ground. Still, unable to look away. His expression was just so stark against the warm...
Nyssa could not help but stare, dissecting him visually from the crisp white hair to the way his clothes were still ice cold. The sigil especially drew her eyes, a threatening red flag of warning.
For a moment, she could do nothing but watch the stranger and his movements.
It had been...
The evening sunlight was glorious; radiant and strong, it burned hot on the trees and creatures even as the night threatened. That, however, did not stop the children of a village called Drifa from playing and filling their forest with screeches of laughter and joy.
Distinct voices and echoes...
Instinctively, Nyssa released the cat and reached to steady the teetering frame before her. She only just managed to help the stranger keep to his feet. “Oh dear.” Her breath escaped in a soft whisper and with it the tension and fear, which had bubbled in the back of her throat and threatened to...
Without sun, even the smallest sprouts of tarragon would struggle.
Nyssa looked at the patch of herbs before her and was unhappy with its growth, it barely broke the soil’s surface and what did would droop nearly flat. Despite the good fortunes the upcoming change of seasons would bring, the...