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{Day 55, 10:00a.m. - A Thousand Ships}
Traveling by sea while blind is a completely new experience. I walk the ship's deck, easing the early morning stiffness from my legs, and listen. To the gulls, the lapping of the waves, the sailors as they go about their morning duties. I have a pair of guards following attentively at all times; far be it for the king to wander too close to the ( Read more... ) -
{Day 53, 3:00p.m. - Under the White Flag}
A human youth, dressed in Dai Shimeron livery, carries a banner of a herald down the long, dark corridors of Blood Pledge Castle. The escorts flank him front and back; their weapons sheathed but at the ready. The herald trembles slightly under their scrutiny -- the dirt on his clothing is not only from the road. He knows full well he is not ( Read more... ) -
{Day 17, 9:30p.m. - The Bitterest Wine}
No taste is as bitter as that of defeat ( Read more... ) -
A Most Auspicious Sign.
The light has faded in my study, the sun having set hours ago. Soon, there will be more hours of night than day, the time when I and my people are most comfortable. And my castle is restless. The townspeople are abuzz with anticipation of the hangings on the morrow, any excuse to gather and gossip. Throw in a little death, and the people are ( Read more... ) -
A Long, Cold Winter
I wake and feel... refreshed. Filled with anticipation. This morning, the cold mountain sunlight floods the hallways in which I walk, bathing my steps. The air is crisp and cool, a light breeze starts to pick up and rustle the leaves of the dense forests surrounding my mighty kingdom ( Read more... ) -
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Double double, toil and trouble... all is not well in the land of those filthy demons. My spies are the best in the world, and I will not allow their training to go to waste. The wolves of Dai Shimeron begin to howl high in the mountain forests, ready to be unleashed among the scattered and confused herd ( Read more... ) -
Letter: Terms of Princess Greta's Ransom
Greetings, King Yuuri of Shin Makoku ( Read more... )