Chapter 50: Joseph The Healer In Which Tea Solves Everything. ——————————————————————————————— Yazeth: The young ferret leads them down a series of twisting streets, deeper into the city that the two had delved previously. Soon they arrive at a small stone church with a magnificent wooden spike sticking out of the center. Jinx leads them around back …
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Apr 04
Chapter 49: Evicted
Chapter 49: Evicted In Which Kirrian’s Word Is Law. ——————————————————————————————— Arrin Woodgreen: He wakes sometime during the night and he yawns widely. He moves onto the bed and curls up around the ferret, promptly going back to sleep. Yazeth: About three hours from daybreak, the ferret’s level of consciousness raises slightly from the nearly comatose state …
Apr 02
Chapter 48: Sibling Rivalry
Chapter 48: Sibling Rivalry In Which It’s Mostly Up To Jozra Now. ——————————————————————————————— Yazeth: After a while, the vixen tests the water. Finding it lukewarm, she has Soquan and Dysa help to hoist the ferret out of the tub and dry her off. Fiarah tests Jozra’s temperature again and remarks, “She doesn’t seem so cold now …
Mar 31
Chapter 47: Hypothermia
Chapter 47: Hypothermia In Which Warms Baths And Fur Dyes Mix A Little Too Well. ——————————————————————————————— Yazeth: Presently, the vixen opens the door. She thanks the ferret, who’s name turns out to be Jinx, and turns to the pair. Unlike Dawn, Fiarah isn’t so quick to judge. She has Jinx lead the otter into her spacious …
Mar 28
Chapter 46: Going For Help
Chapter 46: Going For Help In Which Soquan Returns To Kodan For Help. ——————————————————————————————— Yazeth: By morning, things are, if anything, worse. Though the skies have cleared a little, the temperature is still a bit chill and the ferret is far colder than she should be. Arrin Woodgreen: He wakes up with a yawn, still finding …
Mar 26
Chapter 45: River Swift
Chapter 45: River Swift In Which Jozra Should Really Watch Where She’s Going. ——————————————————————————————— Yazeth: The slope is steep and slick and before she has the chance to cry out again she’s submerged in the racing river. Arrin Woodgreen: Cursing, he tosses his staff and pack to the ground and dives in after the ferret. He …
Mar 24
Chapter 44: Willows
Chapter 44: Willows In Which Jozra Blazes A Trail. ——————————————————————————————— Yazeth: A thick stand of willows borders the river and quite soon the pair is upon them. The ferret leads a couple of false starts through the dense, whippy stalks before backing out and unsheathing her long knife. “Enough of this.†She wields the knife like …
Mar 21
Chapter 43: Drizzle
Chapter 43: Drizzle In Which Some Rain Falls. ——————————————————————————————— Arrin Woodgreen: The otter wakes both wet and cold. It seems during the night the weather changed and it is now raining slightly. He turns towards Jozra and nudges his sleeping, and equally soggy companion. “Joz, wake up.†Yazeth: The ferret groans, rolls onto her back …
Mar 19
Chapter 42: Back on the Road
Chapter 42: Back on the Road In Which The Journey Continues.  ——————————————————————————————— Yazeth: Jozra slips off several times, checking the area. At one point she ventures down to the road and checks up and down it with no sign of those that had been following them. An hour or so later she rouses Soquan. Arrin …
Mar 17
Chapter 41: Followed
Chapter 41: Followed In Which Getting Out Of Town Isn’t That Easy. ——————————————————————————————— Yazeth: The sun had broken over the horizon earlier but the woods surrounding the town still cast deep shadows. Warm slices of sunlight make the scene a cheery one though, as shopkeepers begin to sweep off their stoops and set out their wares. …