Darkthorn’s Blog

A couple sat in a perfumed garden, hidden inside an alcove. Their voices were too quiet to be heard, but the hidden watcher could tell that there was an argument going on. He crept closer, intent on hearing the subject of their conversation. Somehow, the sounds didn’t get any clearer, instead they blurred into each [...]

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Julia fell back into the dream. She ran, her legs barely carrying her into forest. She tripped and fell, breathing heavily. Escape. She couldn’t escape. She crawled towards the base of a tree, noticing that her skin was weeping blood from the scratches on her arms. She couldn’t remember opening the cuts. She felt a [...]

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By candlelight Blackmain searched his clothes chest for things requiring mending. There wasn’t much, he mainly wore only three sets of clothes, one to wear, one to wash and one in reserve incase the job was messier than he had predicted. Julia had on a set of garments he had gotten from a rag dealer, [...]

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In the capital, Cimon and the Queen were continuing their illicit affair. As they were still in mourning for the king, it would not be appropriate for the Queen to marry again so soon. Anyway, she was quite content, she still had her position as head of the household, and Cimon was not yet instated [...]

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Ishton emerged from the bedroom several hours later, still feeling drained. He felt for Julia’s non-presence. He must really look into that, one day when he had the time. It wouldn’t do for too many humans to have these cloaking powers, it could destroy their only method of protection. The reason elves had been able [...]

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Blackmain and Ishton fell onto the bed in a tangle of limbs. For modesties sake, in case Julia was to look in on them, the two left their clothes on even though they were sweaty and crumpled. Blackmain angled his head to see Ishton already asleep, his breathing deep and even, almost like a stone [...]

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Outside it was sunny and warm, and Julia had to restrain herself from skipping in happiness. Whatever they were doing, or had been doing didn’t concern her. She was free! The darkness that had been plaguing her was gone. Maybe this time it was gone for good. She kept walking, out over the surrounding fields, [...]

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Half an hour later Ishton and Blackmain immerged out of the stillroom to delicious smells of roasting meat. Julia had used her freedom in the fields to catch a rabbit or two it seemed. Blackmain wondered fleetingly where Julia had learnt to skin rabbits, it took skill and a great deal of patience. Not to [...]

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Blackmain entered the house, opening his mind to feel the comforting warmth of the protection charms vesting for his identity. ~ Where are you? ~ ~ Come to me. The stillroom. ~ ~ Yes. ~ The stillroom had yet more charms, only those Ishton had expressly allowed inside could enter. Blackmain wondered what could have [...]

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Days past by and Julia steadily became stronger. Blackmain and Ishton continued to watch her closely, especially when she ventured outside to wash in the nearby stream. It was on one of these occasions that she decided to confront Blackmain about himself. He was often gone, apparently tending his horses and visiting the townships nearby. [...]

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