Literature - Daily Life

“Well, hello…” Cass sat up in her seat, watching as a young Sulevaeri Plainsrunner bucked its would-be rider and almost trampled the individual. She’d been at one of the many black market horse auctions near Athelen for hours and had been bored with all the offerings thus far. Winter was coming and the selection was less than she would have hoped for. There were several pretty creatures, but oddly docile for this particular market. She had a particular t...

“Why are we here, again?” Ellah - well, Harmony today - looks up at the sign for the stables with a scrutinizing expression, her arms crossed. ‘Greyson & Hatch’ it proclaims in flowing white script on a dark, smoky background. While it’s certainly no Grimvelt estate, the building is wide and clean on the outside, with big, high windows letting in plenty of natural light. One of the double doors had been ...

Var and Ellah's Calamity - Part II   As they make their way along another straightaway, the tiefling glances over her shoulder briefly, looking amused at Cleo gaining some ground on them.   "Heads up," she calls out, and a few paces later, she and Rapha have jumped a mid-sized fallen tree in the path.   "On my mark...

Cassandra hit the ground as Justifiable Conflagration tossed her into the sand of the indoor arena. She’d had to work with the horse there as the beautiful mare frequently tried to bolt from the outdoor arena. The horse now let herself the handled and mounted, but any kind of command and there was a good chance of a rebellion. Given how the previous…well, Cass wouldn’t call them owners… the previous individuals with all the disdain that word could carry,...