Image from Pixabay.com Fiera grinned at her siblings as they watered the soil. Two days earlier they’d helped spread the mixture Lanre had sent her over her fields and now it was almost time to plant. “Uncle Lanre says give… Continue reading

Image from iStock Fiera knew she wasn’t fit company for anyone. She struggled with just getting out of bed in the morning. Kuen rolled off his side of the bed. “I’ll get the coffee started if you want first shower,”… Continue reading

Image by Dimitris Vetsikas from Pixabay Fiera wrapped her coat around her and stepped out to the gate. The two Arpathi blended in well with the shadows. “I thank you,” she said in Arpathi. “Our pleasure, phoenix,” one of them… Continue reading

Image by Petr Ganaj from Pixabay Fiera took her hat off and hung up her tool belt. Kuen and Phelix came in behind her. It had been Gaspare’s turn to tend the children and he’d rung the dinner bell a… Continue reading

Image from pixabay.com Fiera waited for Kuen to join her before she started breaking down the rocks with the sledgehammer. “I want to kill her, Kuen,” Fiera said, slamming into the rock with such force it split into several pieces… Continue reading

Image by atomicqq from Pixabay Fiera stepped outside the door and rang the bell, calling her household in from the fields. The klaxon could be heard out in the distant fields as well as the closer ones. The children looked… Continue reading