The day was clear and cool, at least by island standards and perhaps that was for the best given what passed what wedding finery in the eyes of one member of the wedding party. The breeze stirred the red leaves of the heart tree and if Sansa could never see much approval in the carved face - so solemn, then perhaps the whispers of the leaves could ( Read more... )

So it wasn't like stepping through the Gate on a mission, but for John, after being on one island for over two years this might as well have been like visiting another planet.

It was easy enough getting everyone together, and even the trip over on the Dawn Treader was easy enough to bear (open water was easier to take when he was thousands of ( Read more... )

They had made good time round the island, and were about to round the final bend of the island before heading back to the dock. Caspian was disappointed that it had taken so little time, although he was pleased that the crew had done well and that the Dawn Treader was as easy to sail as she had ever been. In his head, Caspian was already making ( Read more... )

After weeks of preparations, the Dawn Treader was finally ready to begin her journey round the island. Her new crew was a curious mix of capable naval officers and those who had never set foot aboard a ship, but the last few weekends of training had given him confidence that they would all work well together ( Read more... )

Cloud had been on the island nearly a week and he still wasn't sure what had happened. He was alive - he knew that much, Aeris and Zack had made sure of it - and this definitely wasn't the Lifestream or any other form of the afterlife he'd had time to imagine. No, this was something way out of his league ( Read more... )

"This is not the military," she told the line of what she was thinking of as recruits, no matter their individual experience. It didn't matter any more, wasn't that what everyone kept saying about this place? "If this was the military, I or someone like me would have you all day, every day. So you might want to be glad this isn't the military." ( Read more... )

When I was younger, by several years-before I had but the outline of what my life was to be; when I had held the book of it, observed the bindings and smelled the dry parchment, but not yet seen what words would lie upon the page-the first of my lessons consisted of copying pages of text, from antique volumes, into a leather-bound book. Once ( Read more... )

With as much time as he had now, Glenn knew if he did not keep his mind occupied, he would surely go mad ( Read more... )

Now that his new house was nearly completed--or at least it would be by the end of June--Caspian felt it was time to get the Dawn Treader properly out of the dock and explore as he had been itching to do for months. Every time he almost got round to it, something would happen to prevent it, but this time Caspian was determined to get it done. He ( Read more... )

With five elections under their collective belts, it was tradition now that once the election results were posted, the island (or most of the island, anyway) took the day off to enjoy a celebration. The kitchen crew worked for hours to make sure there was ample food and drink piled on tables both inside and outside the compound, and the music had ( Read more... )