She'd spent the night catching a series of short naps in the infirmary instead of in her upstairs room. She's done it before, of course, back when she was an intern, but this time it was as much to prove to herself that she still could as for any other reason.

(And if Kim's sleep had been uneasy, surely, surely it was only due to nerves at the ( Read more... )

It's been a long while since Jaelle, former High Priestess of the Goddess, found her way to Milliways. She's been busy, very busy, and there simply hasn't been time. But now, sorting through things in the cottage basement, she decides she needs a break from the dust, and steps through ( Read more... )

[OOM: In the cottage that will soon be their home, Paul and Jaelle discuss the future and the past.

Old habits die hard, but a learning curve is not, after all, such a terrible thing.]

Things happened very quickly after the battle at Andarien. Things changed, in the blink of an eye ( Read more... )

[OOM: As he prepares to leave Fionavar, Paul has one last farewell to make.

Or at least that's the original plan.]

[OOM: In Fionavar, the time has come for an army, too small, to stand against the Dark. There is bravery, of course, and heroism, but very little hope, until one child makes a choice.

At which point, Galadan of the andain makes his final play of a long, long game. The price to counter it is high.And in the aftermath of battle, more than one ( Read more... )

[OOM: On the beach of the Anor Lisen, Paul and Jaelle encounter first each other, and then a long-dead mage.

Jaelle makes a joke. Paul makes a promise. It's a memorable night for all concerned.]

[OOM: After Kim's vision at Dun Maura, it has become clear that in order to break the winter a trip must be made - to Cader Sedat, the Isle of the Dead.

However, before such a trip can be made, support must be enlisted - or coerced - from a god . . . a confrontation followed by another, unexpected one.]

[OOM: After Paul told Jen the bad news, the two of them returned to Fionavar . . .

. . . where more news awaited them.

The winter may be broken, but there is, there is always, a cost.]

OOM:

In Fionavar, in the middle of the Unraveller's unnatural winter, one particular night arrives at last-- and with it, something unexpected.
Maidaladan