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  • Ashes of War – Interlude 1, Eire

    Image by Annette Meyer from Pixabay Interlude – Eire Eire watched his family farm through the binoculars. He checked every day to see if things had changed. He saw his wife unlock the gate and send everyone off. Muirne came… Continue reading

  • Ashes of War – Chapter 2, Fiera

    Image by Ivana Tomášková from Pixabay Chapter 2 – Fiera It was the sound of the monitor beeping that told her she wasn’t still hanging in the office. Where was she then? This didn’t look like any of the medical… Continue reading

  • Ashes of War – Chapter 1, Kuen

    Image by Jörg Husemann from Pixabay Chapter 1 – Kuen Kuen stretched, feeling his spine pop as he set aside the reports from his representative. He glanced at the chronometer with a frown. Gaspare should have been done with his… Continue reading

  • Into the Flames – Chapter 20, Kuen

    Image by Vlad Aivazovsky from Pixabay Kuen sat ramrod straight while High Admiral Aceves and High Admiral Mercado read through the reports of the incident on Junna. It had taken three months to sort out the mess made of the… Continue reading

  • Into the Flames – Chapter 19, Fiera

    Image by Piotr Rabiej from Pixabay Fiera remained perfectly still, her buff-colored uniform blending in with the surrounding stone. The darker skin of her face was covered by a mask and goggles, and her cherry hair was completely hidden beneath… Continue reading

  • Into the Flames – Interlude 3, Michi

    Image by Victoria from Pixabay Michi paced around her office. “You told me he would never be recalled,” she shouted into the comm. High Admiral Aceves made a face. “I’m sorry, Lady Nakano. I thought he wouldn’t be. Unfortunately, I… Continue reading

  • Into the Flames – Chapter 18, Kuen

    Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay “Kuen, I forbid you to go.” Michi’s expression was severe, and she seemed almost  impatient with him. Kuen sighed and looked into the comm. “Mother, the CAF reactivated my commission. As of six weeks… Continue reading

  • Into the Flames – Chapter 17, Fiera

    Image by Myléne from Pixabay Fiera watched the screens as Icrtara loomed closer. Her stomach was in knots. This was the closest to home she’d been in seven years. There was no sense of relief, no rush of delight at… Continue reading

  • Into the Flames – Chapter 16, Kuen

    Image by Gerhard Bögner from Pixabay Kuen rubbed his eyes. This latest idiocy of his mother’s was giving him a headache. While Kuen had enjoyed two years of relative freedom, living with Gaspare and spending what time he could justify… Continue reading

  • Into the Flames – Chapter 15, Fiera

    Image by Penny from Pixabay Fiera woke with an ache in her heart and a feeling of profound gratitude that the holiday was over. She lay there in the darkness of her room, the sound of her new water feature… Continue reading