Rachmiel

“Mom.” A five year old boy tugging on his mother’s skirts would normally have seemed endearing, but his mother certainly didn’t seem to think so.   “Not now, Max. Please just be quiet for a bit.” She looked downright anxious about it, really, already in enough of a frazzled state with the persistent evangelists atContinue reading “Rachmiel”

Old Friend

“I’m FBI Agent Elizabeth Hayes.” Max stood one aisle down from the speaker, but his ears perked up at the sound of the word “Agent.” The FBI had been hunting him now for three years now, and still didn’t have a description, just a vague inkling of his targets and methods. He really had toContinue reading “Old Friend”

Perfect, Utter Silence

“We’ve earned those distribution rights!” The Duke of Leary said emphatically, smashing his fist against the conference table.   “That’s easy to say when you’re losing so much of your revenue to the bandits. If your guards aren’t sufficient to protect your people, it’s much to expect his highness to trust you with distribution ofContinue reading “Perfect, Utter Silence”

Philyp

Lüc Fabyän, in his twelve years of life, had never once heard his mother raise her voice before. The yells of exertion and pain echoing down the hall from the birthing room were disconcerting, to say the least. Lüc’s father was not a fretful man. Lüc could hardly stop himself from watching the older manContinue reading “Philyp”

Color

A soft, grey dress to match her steel grey eyes. A sturdy metal tiara shaped as if made with feathers. Rooms of white marble. Elegant black slippers that were easy to slip off, comfortable to dance in, and yet formal enough for any occasion. Loose, silky black locks neatly held back in an arrangement ofContinue reading “Color”

Deserve

“Stay. Still.”   “I’m not moving.” Was what Myrlieh wanted to say, but she kept her mouth shut and let her mother rip the comb through her golden brown hair without complaint. It had never been useful to argue with her mother, and besides, having a smart mouth was Muirne’s job.   She glanced overContinue reading “Deserve”

Stopping Aemer

Jillian stood in the corner of the room, supervising the children coming to test the sims as part of their career day. With her rank as it was, certainly no one forced her to attend these things, but Jillian still remembered her first time sitting in a mech sim, the weird sense of exhilaration andContinue reading “Stopping Aemer”

last_boss.exe

“Aemer!” Jack called to his daughter from the front entrance. “You have a guest.”   A muffled voice came screaming back from one of the simulation rooms, and Jack winced slightly. “IF IT’S THAT- THAT- THAT JERKASAUR JACOB,” Jack closed his eyes, knowing that if she was talking to anyone else any number of expletivesContinue reading “last_boss.exe”

The Tower’s Sendoff

Amelina sat stiffly at the little wooden table that served as her meeting table, desk, and dining table. With her father sitting across from her, the room was suffocatingly silent. Even the table was feeling uncomfortable. It kept creaking just to break up the silence floating in the air. She knew, because it never creakedContinue reading “The Tower’s Sendoff”

Transforming into a Dragon

The prince came with an entourage. Once upon a time, that would’ve seemed perfectly normal to Amelina, but living on her own for five years, with only the governesses, her father, and the great wizard Egon to visit her, having people follow you around every moment of the day seemed tiresome. The tower hadn’t allowedContinue reading “Transforming into a Dragon”