Roc walked out of the cave. “I have an idea. I have a magically well-versed friend. She may be able to help find Jacard and where he went.” Elef followed. “Okay. What do we need to do? Where do we need to go?” Roc looked up to the top of the ravine. Many of the ...

First thing next morning, Neferita, entered into the infirmary chamber. She brought with her three additional members of the coven. Jacard watched Alara sleep with her head resting on his chest. He closed his eyes when he heard the group enter the room. Neferita frowned. “Getting a bit personal are we Alara?” Startled, Alara jumped ...

Part Nine Stuart throws his food wrappers in the trash can and drinks the last drop of coffee, then tosses it in the trash can too. Harry and Stuart make their way to the airport’s front entrance, rolling their suitcases behind them. A black SUV pulls up to the curb, and the driver asks, “Are ...

Elef took three other members of the pack with him to explore the upwards trail. They had to pass the ravine to get to it. As they passed, Elef took a deep breath. I knew it. That is Jacard’s scent. I know it is. “You smell that? It is Jacard. He went down, not up.” ...

Neferita Sanioran waited for an audience with Mili Quisca the Magna, the leader of their coven. Mili was one of the oldest elders and the only surviving original member of the coven. She was the last of the first generation and the only more senior coven member than Neferita. Mili, herself, opened the door to ...

Two days later, the pack had not found Jacard. Hightower ‘volunteered’ several more members to search. Elef looked to the sky. It was clear with no signs of falling snow or rain, sunlight reflected everywhere. Snow blindness was the only complaint everyone talked about. “I don’t get it,” Daniel commented. “We should have found something. ...

“Sometimes I reach out into the sky wishing that maybe just this once the laws of reality suspend and I finally touch a star,” the woman with thick glasses lazily sighed to herself in the back alley. Her arms displayed stories sketched with scar tissue; her features blurred her age to be somewhere between twenty-five ...

Part Eight Harry and Stuart are boarding the plane. They check their tickets for their seat numbers while squeezing past an older woman with a large leopard duffel bag. After passing five rows of seats, they find their places. Harry stuffs both their suitcases inside the compartment box above the row of seats. Stuart watches ...

The portal opened into another cavern. This one was different. Smooth walls were carved from rough ore. Several floating orbs spaced evenly along the walls provided gentle bluish lights.  A touch of moisture floated in the cool air. Several members of the coven helped lift Jacard on to a table. The table was oblong and ...