Chosen of Kore: The Divide
When the world was young and people new to it, twins played in the forest.
When the world was young and people new to it, twins played in the forest.
The next day, Ghia said her farewells to her friends in the regiments as they departed—the consensus, unspoken, was to leave before the Empress changed her mind.
Not that the interesting activity in the hall had gone unnoticed by Bellica Anala, or that she had no concern for Ghia's wellbeing—she simply chose to pay first attention to her food.
It began as a tickling at the back of her consciousness; then spread as a numbing buzz over her whole head. She broke off mid-sentence, confused, and her eyes were drawn inexorably to focus on a spot just past Caelum’s point of entry to the hall. It struck her like...
Rough month, so here's a rough draft excerpt from Star of Ixchel.
The layout of the castle hadn't changed since the start of her sleep.
An hour and a half late for the banquet, Caelum was still drying his hair.
Zardria was having trouble containing the surge of loathing that had flooded through her at the apparent sight of her deceased mother.
As a consequence of visiting Sarai, Jules was late to the banquet.
Within her rooms she paced and fumed. It had taken almost too much energy to get her message through to the priestess. Now she waited for what seemed like an eternity for contact to be made between the priestess and Muerta—and for the Queen to be called to talk through...