Stories tagged “Llani Ryddil”
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Pertiné's Demise
A sudden chill crept across her frame. Llani looked up and saw no cloud. The sun was still blazing brightly, but seemed darkened somehow. Her gait slowed as she glanced behind her position and saw nothing. She turned back to the fore and was face to fa...
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Ahead on our Way
Her father and brother were called in. Llani knew in the oldest stories that this sort of thing COULD happen, but noone had been a witness to it for a thousand years. Her family were whispering out of earshot, but she could sense what they were saying ...
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Shadow Song
Llani continued in silence for some time, with no further attack on her or her mind. She sat down against a tree and spoke aloud. “Pertiné… Why did you say ’I’m Sorry’ as you died?” A wry chuckle crossed her mind. /...
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War Chorus
She dreamt of war. Streaks of darkness shot past her: arrows fired by the foe. She witnessed her hands directing energy toward the enemy to keep them at bay. A steady cachophonous hum emanated from the shrouded battlefield, a counter to the War Chorus ...
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Will o' the Wisp
With the old man’s final breath, a wisp of crystalline smoke rose from his lips. Llani took in a surprised gasp at the sight, then a second as the smoke disappeared into her mouth. She vaguely recalled seeing other Ryddils arrive as she collapsed...
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A Ryddil's Beginning
All stories have a beginning, and this is no less a beginning than most. Dawn had broken over the emerald fields, crowned by golden plains of wheat. The Ryddil clan had made an early start of the day’s harvest and were already hard at work. For some ...