She doesn’t mean to. She is likely unaware of it. Where would she have even learned it? One of her parents or maybe a handmaiden, perhaps. Regardless, Evalina does not intend on initiating a staring contest, yet we are locked in a heated battle of seeing who will blink first. Years of training since childhood,Continue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 9”
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Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 8
Birds sing in the garden. The sun shines spectacular. The grass is soft under my bare feet. The breeze like the caress of a sweet kiss covers my unashamed exposed skin. Again, she sits at the little river. She has brown skin now, naked, kneeling at the water. But the scars on her back areContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 8”
The Cross Chronicles, random excerpt
Hey there friends! I’m currently in a hotel, and it made me think back to this piece I wrote a few years back for my supernatural series The Cross Chronicles. I currently have no idea when the following excerpt will be used, but this scene was in my head and wasn’t going to stop knockingContinue reading “The Cross Chronicles, random excerpt”
Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 7
We don’t stay moving for too long; Torvald stops again minutes later. He whispers a “We’re here,” as he opens the door. With hands like cotton I lift the princess into my arms. She fusses in her slumber only for a moment, but relaxes back into me in the same moment. Outside, on the dim-litContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 7”
Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 6
The ride goes silent for a long time, and I refuse to slip back into sleep. My eyes grow heavier with every passing minute. With every little bump in the dirt road I wake up for the briefest second, but then fall back into my bout with the charming mistress. Closer and closer I edgeContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 6”
Rokkoh and The Princess, Chapters 4 and 5
A figure meets me there, womanly and cloaked in light. She kneels at a brook and lets her fingers play in the shallow water, tickling a small orange fish. A simple smile spreads on her face and reveals her dimples. Flowers of innumerable colors line the edges of the brook and stretch through the grass,Continue reading “Rokkoh and The Princess, Chapters 4 and 5”
Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 3
Outside the Sheriff’s Tower waits a gargantuan chestnut horse pulling a plain wooden carriage. A thin being in a too-big blue shirt, yellow hair like a bowl, speaks in a hushed tone to the mighty animal. He offers kind words, compliments its coat and healthy build. My forced cough sends a jolt through him; heContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 3”
Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 2
The door to the Court of Crowns stands tall, thrice our height and twice our combined width. The great oak things swing inward, revealing the smooth and polished stone floor and the ceiling so high that not even the largest giant could reach it. Rows of long pews form two columns, an emerald rug borderedContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 2”
Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 1
A silver coin is met with a full tankard. Empty it, and another silver fills it back up. Repeat the exchange for as long as you can stay on the stool without falling off or falling asleep. If you’re lucky, the light of the early morning sun will cascade through the windows and greet youContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 1”
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