Tag: Ran Shaipur

“Seriah, you’re awake!” Ren said from the foot of the unfamiliar bed that she lay in. “What? Who’s awake?” Daria croaked. She blinked and tried to clear her eyes of the crust that had gummed them shut. One eye opened at the expense of a few eyelashes. Ren’s golden eyes were reddened and swollen and Continue

Warning: This story contains very mild spoilers for Ran Shaipur. This far under, the water was a green-black, malevolent presence. The pressure crushed her lungs as the currents tangled her legs. Water weeds and her own skirts conspired to drag her further under. She tipped her face toward the lighter surface of the pond and Continue

He was seven years old the first time he saw her. He’d been sobbing his heart out, hidden under a rose bush far from Brundt palace’s main grounds. “Who are you?” The soft, curious inquiry made him wipe his eyes on the tail of his shirt. He lifted his head. Huge eyes of midnight blue Continue

The peace and solitude needed for meditative studies was not easy to find in the crystal palace of Caithel Ur. Dagmar’s door flew open with a slam as Tara, her eldest sister, barged in. Eilir and Tegan followed close behind, filling the room with malicious energy. “Father wants you,” Tara said without preamble. “Does he? Continue