Tag: May
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The Mouse that Roared
by Geoffry Hart in Issue 124, May 2022 The barbarian infant was premature, and given her small size and mottled pink and purple complexion, her mother named her Souris, the word for mouse in their tongue. Like most of the villagers, subtlety was not among the mother’s virtues. Subtlety, for them, was ringing a pommel off…
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Abria’s Gift
by Ross Hightower in Issue 112, May 2021 Lachlan finally caught up to his bedraggled warriors as they trudged along a muddy track below the rocky outcrop his clan called Loric’s Bluff. As he gazed down at them, the misty rain which relented for the length of the brief battle, resumed, adding to their misery. Daga’s…
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A Song for Sir Ava
by Melion Traverse in Issue 112, May 2021 I see your eyes glimmering as you watch my ring spark in the firelight. Ah, yes, you are wondering how one so shabby as I should wear such a precious thing. I can tell you that the man who gave it to me considered it a mere…
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On the Ocean Wave: How Sea Voyages in Fantasy Can Provide Both Threats and Opportunities
by John C. Adams in Issue 112, May 2021 Poor roads and the danger of coming under attack from robbers or worse when travelling overland can make a journey by boat seem the natural way to journey afar, but in the fantasy universe the ocean waves can harbour equally fearsome enemies. The sagas of Viking…
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Dutiful
by Damien Allmark in Issue 100, May 2020 “Soldier Katrielle Collier, step forward,” bellowed Captain Tierro. Kat stepped forward and snapped to attention, and fixed her eyes on a particular brick in the citadel wall. Outside, distant thunder grumbled. Captain Tierro peered down his hooked nose at her, and he forced a thin smile. “Soldier…
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Triple Cross
by Sabrina Rosen in Issue 100, May 2020 Sergeant Tream looked over his shoulder and ducked between the tents, heading toward the nearby woods. Since the payroll had not come through, I wanted to know where he was going. I was counting on that money. I only needed a little more in order to buy…