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Mortal ShroudObenMy eyes open. This time, my awakening is calm. No screaming or thrashing or anything like it’s been in the past. This time, I t..
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Mortal ShroudObenThe three pairs of gleaming eyes stare back at me in the night. I can see the devious thoughts glittering among their gazes. In other..
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Mortal ShroudSurely my dream was mythical. I know none of these characters from that scene.. or do I? Yes, it was eerie and intense, but who was I? W..
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Mortal ShroudOben“Where are they?” Altelli hisses in my ear. I flinch, shivering, and swallow a nervous gulp. I bow next to Chinook, who i..
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Mortal ShroudObenI jerk into consciousness, and a cough of water splutters from my mouth. In sheer surprise, light floods my eyes. I thought I was dea..
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Mortal ShroudObenTheir stares are dark and cold, faintly shimmering in the daylight. They stand among the molded-stone buildings, their thick pelts ru..
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Mortal ShroudObenI can nearly feel their claws ripping into my flesh; my family must seek revenge on me. They did nothing wrong, and I stormed out on ..
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Mortal ShroudObenI make my way through the deep snow that accompanies the trunk of every pine. My pack is weakly following me. I don’t know why ..
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Mortal ShroudObenA thickening growl wakes me from my terror. “Get up, weakling.” Trevrizent, whose voice I’ve heard little of, snarl..
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Mortal ShroudObenIn front of me stands a natural stone structure, a tall boulder with a flat top that reaches the height of the huts’ roofs. It ..
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