Khy'eras

Sunde grunted at the impact, surprise forcing her eyes open a sliver. Her vision burned still; all she could make out in the blurred darkness were her opponent's bright, fierce eyes—fury ablaze, backed by his snarled threat. She fought harder, flakes of bark flying about as her wings scraped awkward...

Again, the success of impact shuddered up Sunde's legs, and again, it meant little. Had she been fighting a human opponent, Sunde would have expected her strike to plant his face into the dirt, but like her earlier attempt to sweep his feet out from under him, the ue'drahc remained standing. He was ...

Her strike met something solid, the heavy impact shooting a thrill of success up her spine. 'Got them—' Wait, no. No thud of a body against the ground followed, and the silhouette that was still thickening in her sight remained a looming presence. Their assailant was still standing. Sunde pushed awa...

Domrhask. The name sparked faint recognition in the back of Sunde's mind. It was a place far to the north of her little village. Far harsher and colder. When she'd first set out on her journey, she'd thought about traveling north instead of south, but with the seasons rolling their way towards winte...

A shout; a glint of metal. Sunde's other hand tensed on the branch, claws digging in, wings spreading, preparing to launch herself to safety. But the moment of mutual fright passed, and the dwarf—Bailey—invited her to join him. This was good. This was wonderful, in fact. Precisely how she'd hoped th...

High above the flickering light of the cookfire, shrouded by leaf and shadow, Sunde's legs were numb. She'd been perched on the same branch for hours, wings folded against her back, hands on her knees, doing her best impression of a cathedral gargoyle as she watched the dwarf below move around and a...