Tales of the Ailendar, Volume 7: Reflections at Sunset – Part 2

Varta’s breath came in deep, heavy pants. She stared down at the bedraggled young woman, thinking she must’ve been a nurse for the infant, seeking shelter behind her charge. Varta barked at the cringing woman to hand the child over, but she cried out and begged not to be separated from her son. Varta hadn’t wanted to believe it. Surely …

Tales of the Ailendar, Volume 7: Reflections at Sunset – Part 1

The cool hand of dusk spread across the evening sky. The heat of the day was waning, carried away by an unimpeded wind that roved the plains and rustled the brittle grass. Varta shivered, but her old cloak had long since fallen away, discarded on the aimless journey that was her final ride. Atha’s bulk kept her legs warm, but …