Winged But Flightless "God's a right jokester, eh? Imagine if She'd made birds and not taught them to fly. But us and the Weave..."
Netherworld Botany Conference Newbie At least baffling ominous prophecies encouraged investment in research.
Harbingers Of Life And Friendship âNever look a crow in the eyesâ, I was told as a child. âThey steal away souls. Theyâll lay death upon you, then eat your ghost before it reaches the After.â
The Troll Toll Bridge Hard to believe it was real. People swore it had to be magic. But it had stood strong for generations.
The Second Inheritance Lavinia Brent knew she couldn't truly escape her family history, but she wasn't about to let her brother drag her back in.
Few Problems Are Bears "The trick is to see people as they are. Not how they project themselves, or how you see them."
Halfway To A Saint Susan folded her arms and scrutinised the kindly, somewhat doddering figure. Not at ALL what sheâd expected from descriptions of Anna the Devoted.
Gifted To The Forest âSophie, dear, whatâs wrong?â Forest Mother asked, her beady eyes squinting as dozens of mandibles shifted and clicked into a shape resembling a reassuring smile.
The Witch Phoenix The tang of ash and regret chokes the air. I angle my wings and soar down, down⌠not towards the charred skeleton of a hut or the corpses within, but to the other end of the pitiful trail; the cowering figure huddled deep in the woods.
The High Harbour Inn The High Harbour inn sat at the centre of what had once been Tempest Valley. The legendary thousand-year storm quietly quelled by the couple whoâd made this place their home.