The Thieves of Cavelyn: Ch 1THE THIEVES OF CAVELYN There came three more taps at my door before I realized that I was no longer dreaming. With a grunt I forced myself to my feet, blinking slumber from my eyes and adjusting to the gloom. I cracked the door and peered through the narrow gap into the cold, snow-blanketed night. I need not have bothered. A hoarse whisper greeted me from beyond the dooryard. Its me, Kyle. Let me in. For a long moment I contemplated doing so. I had an inkling of why he was here it wasnt his first visit. I wished he wouldnt bother me anymore. But I opened the door anyway to bid Lorin entr
Iron Magic: Chapter 1 Iron Magic: Chapter One A boy chased a cat through the crowded sea of soft leather and myriad vivid colors along the cobblestone boulevard. Between arms and legs the faces of buildings gleamed copper in the sun. It was midday. The noisy throng rang with song and musical plucking, and drowned the gleeful shouts of their play in the tumult of market fare. The scents of fresh bread and wine mixed with the smells of beeswax and pungent herbs into a festive bouquet. But the boy and his cat hardly took notice. Men and women scowled and looked on in displeasure as the youth played with his companion in their midst. This w
The Goblin's Tower Pt1The goblins were highly reclusive and protective of their domain, and thus untrusting of strangers and strange things. Consequently, they rarely ventured beyond the forests edge, save when they traveled underground. No self-respecting goblin would consider himself adventurous. For there was one place in the forest where goblins dared not go, for they sensed a great and foreign power there. The power called to them, and they feared it, and none who ventured there ever returned. The place was shunned by all, and was referred to by the goblins as The Forbidden Trees Elkring was a goblin once, and rather ordinary amongst his fel