So, things are finally starting to settle down. I’ve been pulling some very long hours and keeping a lot of balls in the air for the last 2-3 weeks (amazingly, only one or two balls actually hit the ground and shattered into tiny glassy shards). But, work demands have started to calm down. At this…
Late post this week…
Just a quick post to let you know that the update is going to be late this week. Workload is still overwhelming me a bit. Although things should ease off within the next few days, I’ll definitely be late getting to the post. Will put up the next little section as soon as the more…
Fair upon the Tor #71 (updates Mondays)
Cag-Mag let them both go, sighed, and murmured, “Fox catches pike.” “Sorry? What?” said Caewen. “Figure of speech. Like, bitten off more than one can chew.” “Oh,” said Caewen. “I see. A fox would have trouble with a pike. But do you mean you, or her?” She indicated the direction of the retreating, angry young…
Fair Upon the Tor #70 (updates Mondays, mostly)
Apologies for another late post. Work has been getting on top of me, though hopefully things will be clearly up in the near future. -oOo- “How dare you!” shrieked the voice. “How dare you try to deceive me?” Up ahead a small, uncomfortable crowd was half-lingering around, half-skirting what appeared to be three magicians. The…
Fair Upon the Tor #69 (updates Mondays)
“But what?” “That would be the crux of the question,” said Samarkarantha with a smile. “Ah look, there is your horse-creature. And the hour is getting on. Although the moot must allow you to speak, if you so desire, you will not much please the Magess Quinnya if you are too late. You should perhaps…
Fair Upon the Tor #68 (updates Mondays)
He shook his head, smiling. “I placed you into the roll of names for the maze too, and then afterward, the lists of those who would speak. There was some… how is it put? Ah, some finessing of Quinnya’s scribbled little list was required.” He waved a hand, lazily. “But the magic was not taxing….
Fair Upon the Tor #67 (updates Mondays, mostly)
Apologies for another late post this week. I came down with a head cold again, which I seem to be mostly recovered from now. Anyway, on with the tale… -oOo- Quinnya, having glanced over at Caewen, had not otherwise moved. She returned her gaze to the patch of cloud-dark sky where the man and birds…
Fair Upon the Tor #66 (updates Mondays)
Caewen glanced over at him, unsure what he was reacting to, then realised that from Dapplegrim’s perspective, the chair had presumably just moved on its own accord. Dapple’s skullish face looked genuinely intrigued now. As Quinnya advanced, the pale man darted a hand under his cloak, and a moment later something sharp and bright glinted…
Fair Upon the Tor #65 (updates Mondays)
The trail took them in and out of tents that were clumped like spring mushrooms. They wandered this way and that, all around the skirts of the gentler downhill slopes. Of course, this meant they had to dodge several more of the knots of night-worshipers in the last throws of their revels. Caewen stopped and…
Fair Upon the Tor #64 (updates Mondays, mostly)
Apologies for the delayed post. Nothing serious. Just overwhelmed by things that had to get done yesterday, and ended up having to let the post slide until today. -oOo- Quinnya eased herself into a kneel beside the body, and then leaned low over Letha, looking at her face. Letha’s eyes were already open, staring…