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The morning dawned gray and cool. The weather for the north-lands was always chilled in the early months of fall. The men built fires and brewed tea to give them strength and heat themselvs. Herbs were added to the tea thi - The final battle at storywrite
The evening was spent by the camp fire, preparing and comparing ideas for the battle. By day, even with the constant harassment by the Habrien and Kellen, the Kensen would be upon the village and the first of the aristocracy - Showdown at Spinea pass. at storywrite
Flushed with their successes, the North-Landers set to work at once restoring their defenses. Kellen in camp began digging new trenches while others shoveled out the first. Loggers were felling more trees and loading pitch w - Conflict Begins. at storywrite
Through out the night they worked diligently, urgently, building the earthworks. With the help of the Kellen it wasn’t difficult. The powerful red elves tore up earth with their cat like retractable talons, tossing earth u - A time to fight. II at storywrite
The net always made Bjorn feel as though he was flying, but at a speed he could not imagine. How fast did the mind pitch through the darkness when the body was left behind to become just another part of the energy of the uni - A time to fight. Part 1 at storywrite
Bjorn and Korok had put in their fourth long day. Tomorrow more rangers would be coming to join the hunt and they welcomed the thought. Already, Korok had brought in six good sized stags, as many wild boars, hundreds of qua - Discovered Parts I II and III at storywrite
The plot is discovered by Ana and Lashir. - Unaware at storywrite
Bjorn was standing in ice water up to his chest, shivering so badly his teeth chattered with numbness spread through him. This mountain lake was no Gulem Sea with it’s warm trade winds blowing over, but he would survive the - The Plot at storywrite
The figure seated alone by the fireplace was brooding. Rugera Rugis was a deeply disappointed young man. Seeing Lashir married to Melki was painful enough. To see how well their life was going, while his continued to get wor - Life with Ana at storywrite
After the first night with Ana in his arms, waking to find her there with him seemed like a dream that had not ended. All that day, that week and the first month together went on as though a fantasy had come to life. Even a - Ana, and love comes anew. at storywrite
Years passed and Bjorn began to forget his pain. He knew Ana’s brother Melki and Lashir had become the new controllers of the master’s plantation and had two children of their own, but the pain was now a vague memory with hi - Bradley the baker. at storywrite
But, with all his other incentives, there was a single person who, more than any other brought Bjorn fully back to his old self. A young and playful elf, named Bradley. Bjorn could never forget the day Korok came excitedly - Life in the Reserve at storywrite
The first few days in the reserve were unfocused and lost. Bjorn fought to regain his strength and composure, with little success. But, the need of his fellow rangers, many who had never worked the soil or done any form of - The Return of Ana and the worst blow. at storywrite
The master introduced Bjorn to Melki, who was gallant and kind, but more preoccupied with his bride to be than with anything else. The master explained how he had met this young half elf in the market place one day, after Bj - The Homecoming. at storywrite
Cradling the commander’s head in his arms, he watched the great warrior fight the pain with the same stoic manner he had always done in battle. He looked up at Bjorn, his eyes already glassing over. He shook his head and chok - New Assignment part 2 Bjorn reaches home. at storywrite
If an angel from the loftiest heights had been presented to him, Bjorn could hardly have been more awed. She was lovelier than he had remembered, dressed in the gowns of the Emperor’s finest family, the Nartac clan. The - New Assignment Part 1 at storywrite
After the final sea battle, the convoy returned in bits and pieces to the yards at Quanx. Though the day had been theirs, the Sudren Navy had suffered enormous losses. The overwhelming fire power of the Kensen fl - The Death of Mika at storywrite
The long line of galleons began to fan out carefully into a growing Wedge, with first three, then six, twelve and finally twenty four of the great Biathon lining up. Each of the Lancers pulled ahead of their mother ship - And no quarter would be given! at storywrite
The arrival seemed like pulling free from a storm. Bjorn found himself standing back in the ship docks, on the edge of the Sea shore, with Quantx directly behind him in the distance. Soldiers, sea rangers and a - The treachery of the Kensen at storywrite
1 / Bjorn slept fitfully that night, worried about Mika and what had become of him, as well as for himself and what he would encounter with no guide. But, he trusted Mika that he would be safe e - Chapte 14, Mika Summoned. Tales of Atoz at storywrite
The following morning dawned in spell binding splendor. Bjorn had never seen the land coming to life in such a way as the grass sea. As the sun slipped up, breaking free of the rolling hills in the distance, the sky was - Day one in the Grass Sea, learning the new way. at storywrite
Bjorn had gone wandering with Mika to the grass sea partly out of boredom and out of curiosity than for any other reason, wondering what sort of people Mika's were. Now as they followed the meandering pathway, through - Day one, part two, the Morgon. at storywrite
1 / As they moved along, Bjorn questioned Mika about the people of Morgon. He was curious to know what they were like, having never had contact with them himself.2 / - Day one, part one.The Morgon, at storywrite
The first day of their journey Mika and Bjorn crossed the sea shore to the falls at the southern edge of the sea. They camped here, in no hurry to move on, since both were tired from their long walk. Here the forest came t - The first leave. Part 1 at storywrite
1 / Those first battles, so successful, led many people in Nartac and Sudren to believe the war would soon be over. The idea couldn't have been shorter sighted. The Kensen Empire was the richest - Tomato Soup Days at storywrite
It’s a dark and stormy day today. Rain has streaked the windows, where the water‘s run down through a dirty film left by previous hot afternoons. The sky’s overcast, a dingy gray like spent, soiled mop water. No, this i - I always called him Midnight at storywrite
Not all memories of my youth were confined to wonderful people.1 / A few favorite animals, as well, made those days growing up down on the lower West Side quite wonderful, indeed. One who sta - The Railroad Man at storywrite
THE RAILROAD MAN1 / Andy Koons was a good friend, and a source of many delightful days from my childhood in old Vancouver’s lower West Side. He was a retired tracks worker, disabled, with a mang - Mika, philosopher warrior from the Grass Sea at storywrite
Of all the warriors he’d met in the war, Mika was, by far, the most fascinating to Bjorn. Tall, slender, well muscled, lithe and quick, with long, sun bleached auburn gold hair, dusty blue eyes, deeply tanned body, with - [ They had seen each other that morning. So what was different. They had seen each other every morning. She in the pale blue nursing assistant outfit. He in his blue uniform pants and shirt. Both of them worn symbols of night work in the city. He worked at storywrite
They had seen each other that morning. So what was different. They had seen each other every morning. She in the pale blue nursing assistant outfit. He in his blue uniform pants and shirt. Both of them worn symbols of n - First Battles; chapter 8. Tales of Atoz at storywrite
1 / Along the rocks, the first battles had taken place. There where the pirates had so often landed to go out on their land raids, lancers swept up on three of the pirates ships sitting - The monsters of the Deep; Chapter 8. The Tales of Atoz at storywrite
Only a few days had passed before Bjorn learned about the “sea creatures”. They were ugly things and as much to fear as the Kensen Pirates. Bjorn had thought he’d seen dangerous creatures in the North Seas which were fu - Preparation for War, Chapter seven, part 2. The Tales of Atoz at storywrite
The next morning, the recruits were taken down to the sea to see the new vessels the navy would be using. It was a major shock to one and all since they were nothing like the flimsy reed ships and high boxy wooden vessels th - Preparation for War, Chapter seven, part one, in the Tales of Atoz. at storywrite
PREPARATION FOR WAR1 / That very afternoon, recruits were lined up and those who would not work out were systematically eliminated by the trainers. Those too young or who failed the physical ex
