Month: October 2025

You take her hand, feeling the tremor of relief and fear ripple through her fingers. “Then we leave tonight,” Continue Reading →

Hiacynt blinks, stunned. The harsh light of the setting sun catches his bruised features, deepening the shadow under his eye. Continue Reading →

You do not wait to watch the life leave him. The tavern’s din fades into a distant roar as if the world itself were shying away from what you have done. Continue Reading →

You breathe in the thick air of the audience chamber, letting Claudius’s words sink into the heavy silence. Continue Reading →

The guards do not speak as they lead you through many corridors in the emperor’s castle. Their armor is polished, their boots silent against the marble. Continue Reading →

Your heels dig into the beast’s flank. The dromedary lurches forward, ungainly at first, then pounding into a steady, bone-shaking gallop. Continue Reading →

Dawn breaks pale and cold over Al-Mirkat, the horizon a thin blade of silver cutting the desert sky. Continue Reading →

The night in Al-Mazir presses down heavy, as if the stars themselves conspire to judge your silence. Continue Reading →