The Fifth Law
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Chapter Twenty-Four Adrail The lightline waystation near Adrail was in far better repair than the ones near the Golden Hold or Algaran. The odd, patterned sandstone that made up the building itself was far more intact than the others. The structure was solid enough that Adelaide wondered how it had not been discovered by the…
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Chapter Twenty-Three Silent Vows “I intend to kidnap her,” Laszlo finished bluntly. A stunned silence fell over the room. It hung like a heavy blanket for a few moments, until Caliburn barked out a humourless laugh. “Kidnapping a teenage girl,” he said wryly. “And a princess, no less. Yes, why not?”“Laszlo,” Theoderic spoke, in a…
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A bright red bird, plumage arcing from the top of its head, pecked at a pile of spilled grain leaking from the jaggedly-torn side of a burlap sack. The grain had spilled out into the brilliantly white, fresh snow, and the bird pecked at it, seemingly unbothered by the cold. A few feet away, a…
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I wrote this a few months ago and forgot to post it, so since I haven’t posted anything in a while here it is. It’s not even really a story, just sort of a… music. I hope you enjoy it regardless. There was a river down by my old apartment. Now I know what you’re…
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Chapter Twenty-Two Might and Magic Adelaide spent the next few days feeling as though something were wrong. And something was wrong, of course. Though she and Plum still slept in the same bed, still took meals and rest times together, even still shared intimacy, it felt as though something had fractured between the two of…
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Chapter Twenty-One Starlight, Firelight Adelaide fidgeted nervously with the hem of her dress, twisting it between her fingers. She felt more on edge than she had facing down her mother’s unbridled wrath. She sat in one of the chairs near the entry passage to the Fifth Law’s hideout. They were supposed to meet five minutes…
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Interlude Four Matters of the Heart Adelaide heaved a sigh deep enough that she saw spots at the edge of her vision. She had found a secluded place to sit on the shelves behind the training ground. She held a small ink pen, and on her lap was a small journal she’d found in storage.…
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In the few heartbeats that I leave the way open, a moth flutters inside. She settles gently above the mantle, her luminescent blue wings like stars that glitter brilliantly in the dim light, her antennae like gossamer strands of moonlight, her ciliae like the soft warmth of a featherlight blanket. I find myself drawn to…
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Interlude Three Interlude 4 Caliburn Prince-Magician Caliburn Citrine was having a bad day, the latest in a very long string of bad days. He’d been betrayed by his closest confidant, placed on house arrest by his father, and then only yesterday had been forced to flee his home under the cover of night. He now…
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Chapter Twenty Interlude 3 Plumeria Plumeria had no idea where she was. She’d needed some space, some fresh air. So she’d left the Fifth Law’s hideout through Glorious Garments and went for a walk. She’d been wandering aimlessly—glamoured, of course—around the city for a few hours now. She no longer needs you. The words had…
