Ragh Zel stepped over the crumbling stone, Slepkava swaying as he walked. Blood dripped from the steel, and Ragh's grey eyes were locked on one thing. To say murder was in his eyes would be to demean the fury kept in check inside the prince. As he came to the top of the ruined staircase, he grabbed hold of Otral's white cloak, pulling the man up to his eye level.
"I'm done with you, Otral." He rumbled like thunder. While the commander kept his face still, his golden eyes belied true terror. Ragh flicked Slepkava, and the blade reverted to dagger form. He pushed it against the man he used to call his friend's throat. The gold eyes shifted t
The Coalition of Souls Preview by mooseman222, literature
Literature
The Coalition of Souls Preview
Snow swirled through the air as they wind bit at the small boy's skin. He shivered violently and his teeth chattered, but though he was surrounded by the dead, he was at peace. Perhaps it was the seemingly oncoming end of his short life, or perhaps he had realized somewhere deep inside that there was nothing left to be scared of. He had wrapped himself in a thick black cloak much too large for him and crawled into the corner of the ruined house.
The first people had died nearly three months earlier. There was no war with Ntir or Deharl or North Sempet, though all of those were, as usual, very real possibilities. For the moment, the land w
Ragh Zel stepped over the crumbling stone, Slepkava swaying as he walked. Blood dripped from the steel, and Ragh's grey eyes were locked on one thing. To say murder was in his eyes would be to demean the fury kept in check inside the prince. As he came to the top of the ruined staircase, he grabbed hold of Otral's white cloak, pulling the man up to his eye level.
"I'm done with you, Otral." He rumbled like thunder. While the commander kept his face still, his golden eyes belied true terror. Ragh flicked Slepkava, and the blade reverted to dagger form. He pushed it against the man he used to call his friend's throat. The gold eyes shifted t
The Coalition of Souls Preview by mooseman222, literature
Literature
The Coalition of Souls Preview
Snow swirled through the air as they wind bit at the small boy's skin. He shivered violently and his teeth chattered, but though he was surrounded by the dead, he was at peace. Perhaps it was the seemingly oncoming end of his short life, or perhaps he had realized somewhere deep inside that there was nothing left to be scared of. He had wrapped himself in a thick black cloak much too large for him and crawled into the corner of the ruined house.
The first people had died nearly three months earlier. There was no war with Ntir or Deharl or North Sempet, though all of those were, as usual, very real possibilities. For the moment, the land w