Teresa has spent much of her time in the woods out back, where occasionally killing a small animal has provided her with more than enough food; she's found that now she's dead, her occasional hunger and thirst is even more infrequent ( Read more... )

Clare spends a lot of time walking through mostly uninhabited wilderness. It's what happens when you travel between towns in a sparsely populated pre-industrial land. Especially when you're faster and more tireless than any horse ( Read more... )

The Front Door opens, admitting a large man in blue denim and no shirt, holding a juvenile goat. He stops, realizing instantly that he is not in his barn, takes a look around and then cocks his head to one side as if listening to something. Nodding, he turns to set the goat down and gives it a push back through the door. "Looks like your medicine ( Read more... )

It's hard to tell anything much about the extremely inconspicuous and not at all sinister person who just walked into the bar, given the large and voluminous hooded cloak that covers essentially every distinguishing factor.

Well, there's one thing -- from the way the new arrival starts and goes warily still upon crossing the threshold, it can ( Read more... )

Teresa meant it when she told the man from Security that she wouldn't need a room. Or much to eat or drink, for that matter ( Read more... )

The door opens, and a black-haired boy in sumptuous renaissance clothing enters, daintily holding a napkin between his finger.

"Wow!" he explains. "It worked! Magnifico!"

He is rather plain, bug-eyed and pouty -- but his face shines with utter enthusiasm and an unsullied sense of wonder.

So much to discover!

Lorenzo steps inside and closes the

If you're surprised to see a pretty blonde girl in white and silver armor and with a giant broadsword appear suddenly in the bar - you've probably not been coming to Milliways for long.

But if you are surprised by this occurrence, take a moment to think of how Teresa might feel. See, five seconds ago she was about to perform the nearest thing her ( Read more... )