https://www.patreon.com/cadencewriting Melody joined the throng of initiates lining up for the pretournament sorting. The other initiates all around her were chatting nervously as they waited their turn in line. The girl in the front of the line reached into a bag and pulled out an amulet with a fire rune on it and the number …
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Enkind E1
https://www.patreon.com/cadencewriting Being an oldest brother is a pain. An oldest brother has all the responsibilities of a father with none of the authority. They are expected to understand proper parenting techniques while learning how to be an adult themselves. They are expected to be perennial yes men, who understand what the parent wants and why …
Enkind Prologue
https://www.patreon.com/cadencewriting A distant rumble sounded across the plains, it echoed off the mountains and reverberated through the small village at the base of the mountains. The villagers glanced at the impending storm clouds and finished up their chores, hurrying to get inside before the rain started. Storms were a normal part of life in the …
Telmeth 8
Telmeth sat wearily at the edge of the clearing, listening to the gentle song of the fey mourning their dead. Each one lost was a dear friend who had been with them for hundreds of years. Telmeth wept with the emotions he felt sweeping through their links. Feeling like an interloper he left, deciding to …
Telmeth 7
Dawn was just rising over the mountains, deep reds and oranges washed over the mountain tinting everything in a golden glow. Few fey were up yet, they had been up late the night before cerebrating Telmeth’s healing. Telmeth had woken early to savor the last few hours of being linked to these amazing people. People! …
Telmeth 6
Telmeth woke slowly, feeling every brake and bruise in distinct detail as he fought his way to consciousness. He had trouble breathing, he must have broken several ribs. He sat up with great difficulty, pain shooting through him. His burns stretched and cracked the deep burn radiating through him. His lips were cracked and bleeding, …
Telmeth 5
The giants were not hard to find, they had holed up in a box canyon to the west of the mountain where the dragon had slept. Telmeth flitted from tree to tree, blending into the environment as if were nothing more than a specter passing through. He approached the canyon from above, cautiously crawling forward …
Telmeth 4
Several days were spent in this way, the giant roaming the mountains catching creatures and storing them in its numerous satchels, singing to the trees to keep his prey from escaping at night. There had been some close calls, one time a fire hound had been deposited into Telmeth’s satchel and the beast had attacked …
Telmeth 3
Telmeth woke to the sound of shouting in the distance. He sat up, hitting hit head on the overhanging ledge. Groaning and dazed he sat there stunned listening to the commotion in the distance. After a moment he felt well enough to stand up and start climbing down the ledge. He thought he recognized the …
Telmeth
Telmeth woke on his thirteenth name day alert and ready, today was the day he would start his initiation ceremony into the Darcloveske tribe. He was headed to the Erysichthon mountain range today to prove that he was a man, that he had learned the teachings of his tribe, that he was strong and true …
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