Rafe

Up close she was even more terrifying: her smile was just on the wrong side of the line between toothy grin and shark-about-to-eat-you.

Reaching under his bed, he hunted for the tarnished, silver headpiece he’d found (and maybe stolen) a while back.

He could only hope that she would remain oblivious to his worries, if only so that she could have a childhood before being stripped of her emotions and identity in only ten years.

The tallest building on the peak, it was supported by the vast trunks of petrified trees carved in the forms of graceful women, each one representing one of the Nine Arts. Here a dancer, delicately...

"You’re weaker than a newborn kitten, Greisling.” Vankhart turned to go, but Greisling couldn’t allow him the last word. “Doesn’t mean I don’t have claws,” he said, tapping his fingers against th...

Vankhart blinked, traces of surprise darting over his features before he let go. “Do you want someone else?” He asked mildly (mildly for the Battle God of Aerys Mountain Sect, so more like ‘violent...

His eyes fell shut and reality faded away to the sound of screaming. With the last threads of consciousness, he wondered if that was him.

“Ah, I’m sure you’ll survive, Lichesi. If you don’t, I’ll just resurrect you—at least undead-you won’t talk back!” Nyx grinned.

The war could wait for a little while—just long enough to ensure the succession and to crown a new king, loath as Chi was to think of such things. After all, they both needed to be home for the pas...

“You brought this on yourself. You trained me to save the world. You lost me everything and everyone I ever loved. You deserve my threats and you deserve to have them followed through,” Kai snarled.