Tales of the Ailendar, Volume 3: Breaking Storm – Part 2

Avin raced back up the mountain and gusted into the crumbling settlement. Of the hundreds of buildings that previously comprised the city, only a single, floating structure remained, anchored at the very edge of a new cliff face. Cracks ran through the stone near the anchor point, a mute testament to the mountain’s violent tremors. The paths through the famed …

Tales of the Ailendar, Volume 3: Breaking Storm – Part 1

Avin sighed. The debate had stretched interminably into late morning. He listened critically as his debate partner, Lonam, launched into a second windy discourse on the precepts of ancient tradition without noticing that his argument was little more than an elaborate rehash of one that had already failed to sway the minds of their opponents. The Three, floating above the …