"I make it back home to Kitana and Vista"
It was nearly dark by the time we made it back to the surface. I had taken my time on the way out of the ruins, our lanterns turned down as low as they could go and listening at every...
"Lira and I look for what was lost, and discover something left behind."
Plans were hard to come by. Kitana went home with me, and we stayed up late debating what to do next. I couldn’t help but feel a sense of urgency. I had already most of a year messing about Bening...
"A victor is found"
“We wore him out,” Kitana giggled.My breathing was slowly getting back to normal. “While we wait, maybe you can answer a question for me.”Vista crawled off the couch and into my lap. “Ask, my master.”“Where’d you learn to suck a...
"Kitana challenges Vista to see who is better"
The next morning, I woke to the sound of the kettle whistling. A fresh fire crackled in the hearth and I could hear the sizzle of something frying. Kitana gave me a brilliant smile when she saw I was awake...
"Kitana and I work out the next step"
Perhaps predictably, Kitana’s parents didn’t take her announcement well.I followed her out of the pavilion and stood at her shoulder as her parents and other anxious hopefuls gathered around.“I have chosen my path,” Kitana said. She glanced up at me,...
"Kitana chooses a path"
“Fine. But before I leave today, I want you to tell me everything you know about the flow and the Dragon. And whatever you might know about the other humans before me. You can start with what you think I’m...
"The Dragon is dead, but all is not lost"
Discovering the demise of the Dragon put me in a dark mood. I dropped Kitana off outside her house and made my way up into the hills to my home. Lira was waiting for me, but I didn’t know how...
"I finally meet the Dragon"
A billowing cloud of ancient mortar dust rolled over us, and I covered my mouth with my sleeve. Our torches guttered briefly before stabilizing again, and I groped forward toward the opening, feeling my way through the airborne dust.The entrance...
"Tamara leads the way to the secret of the flow"
Kitana and I lingered in the church until the congregation had cleared out. I thought it might be nice to walk back with Lira, and Kitana didn’t want to run into Eston in public so soon. The congregation slowly filtered...
"Kitana experiments with a potential path"
The potter down by the river was a doddering old man, his arms smeared with clay to the elbows but his clothes somehow pristine. He took my order for a collection of differently-sized beads scaled from a quarter inch all...