Stories

The Shoreline Whisper spiral shell necklace on dry linen, with Chelle and Luna retrieving a boot at the misty shore.

The Sea Kept Her Boot

Luna threatened the sea. The sea kept her boot. Between two low rocks, the heavy black footwear turned slowly in the wash. “That,” Luna said, “is mine.”

The Sea Kept Her Boot

Luna threatened the sea. The sea kept her boot. Between two low rocks, the heavy black footwear turned slowly in the wash. “That,” Luna said, “is mine.”

Luna wearing the red-cord silver-tone Amulet Knot bracelet as she catches a pickpocket’s wrist in the deeper markets.

The Hand in Her Bag

The man smiling at Luna had his other hand in her bag. She let him finish the compliment. “Your eyes,” he said. “Extraordinary.” Luna smiled. “You haven’t seen them properly...

The Hand in Her Bag

The man smiling at Luna had his other hand in her bag. She let him finish the compliment. “Your eyes,” he said. “Extraordinary.” Luna smiled. “You haven’t seen them properly...

Chelle wearing the steel-tone Spire Lotus necklace, pressing her hands against stone beside a blocked workroom doorway in the Spire.

The Knock Behind the Stone

The doorway was gone. Someone behind it was still knocking. Chelle pressed her palm against the fallen stone. Three knocks. A pause. Then two.

The Knock Behind the Stone

The doorway was gone. Someone behind it was still knocking. Chelle pressed her palm against the fallen stone. Three knocks. A pause. Then two.

Luna in a cropped black gothic outfit wearing the steel-tone Covenant Knot necklace, with a stag and wolves in Fenrisheim.

The Antlers in the Fern

The antlers came through the fern before Luna heard the hooves. The stag was coming straight through the place where she stood. Beyond its shoulder, Cinder was running. Not toward...

The Antlers in the Fern

The antlers came through the fern before Luna heard the hooves. The stag was coming straight through the place where she stood. Beyond its shoulder, Cinder was running. Not toward...

Luna wearing the antique-silver-tone Kolovrat pendant beside a marked stone doorway in Fenrisheim, with Cinder and Ash nearby.

The Marks Inside the Door

Luna thought they were warnings. Then she noticed the smallest one. Seventeen cuts in a ruined doorway, all facing inward. Whatever they meant, they had not been made for someone...

The Marks Inside the Door

Luna thought they were warnings. Then she noticed the smallest one. Seventeen cuts in a ruined doorway, all facing inward. Whatever they meant, they had not been made for someone...

Luna wearing the gold-tone Helm & the Wayfinder necklace beside Cinder, Ash, and a wary wolf near fallen roots in Fenrisheim.

The Wolf Who Would Not Let Her Help

Of all the wolves in Fenrisheim, it had to be him. His foreleg disappeared between two roots. When Luna approached, his lip lifted. She took her next step backward.

The Wolf Who Would Not Let Her Help

Of all the wolves in Fenrisheim, it had to be him. His foreleg disappeared between two roots. When Luna approached, his lip lifted. She took her next step backward.