"The girls get back to work."
He waved to Liddy as she walked through the station to get back on the ship. She paused and turned to face him, a smile lighting up on her face.“Well, it’s good to see you again.”“And you,” he replied. “I...
"Theia’s Trials begin with the loss of her innocence"
The morning after the Choosing was a swirling rush of excitement. With a golden smile, Laertes handed Theia over to the care of two handmaidens who led her to a lilac scented bath. The water was hot, something she barely...
"Her family in peril, Theia will risk her freedom to achieve her dream."
Theia was at peace as she knelt on the cobbled stone floor of her father’s home. Her gaze drifted without conscious direction, following her flickering shadow as it elongated toward the wall of the tiny abode. Without the slightest tremble,...
"Sometimes, one has to be sacrificed for the many. Sometimes, things are not as they seem."
“The demon,” the Great Mother spoke, and her voice boomed all around us, “is too strong!” Silence fell over the hall like a leaden blanket. A pair of feet shuffled on the floor next to me and stirred up dust....