Stories
The Woman Who Faces East
The old woman at the eastern rim reads hands, not faces. She said almost to Chelle the first time. She stopped saying it after three days at the eastern marker....
The Woman Who Faces East
The old woman at the eastern rim reads hands, not faces. She said almost to Chelle the first time. She stopped saying it after three days at the eastern marker....
The Vow of the Iron Ridge
Cinder was at the entrance to the Hall when she came out. He had been there the entire time — positioned between her and the open ground, which is where...
The Vow of the Iron Ridge
Cinder was at the entrance to the Hall when she came out. He had been there the entire time — positioned between her and the open ground, which is where...
The Compact Beneath the Hall
Before the Hall of the Three Oaths. Before Halvard Ironweave. Before the skalds had words for any of it — there was a civilization in Fenrisheim. Celtic and Norse in...
The Compact Beneath the Hall
Before the Hall of the Three Oaths. Before Halvard Ironweave. Before the skalds had words for any of it — there was a civilization in Fenrisheim. Celtic and Norse in...
The Black Ones
Midnight has never explained the black ones. He tilts his great head when someone picks one up. Luna picked one up on the third day, turned it in the light,...
The Black Ones
Midnight has never explained the black ones. He tilts his great head when someone picks one up. Luna picked one up on the third day, turned it in the light,...
What the Orb Kept
Chelle does not read everything that comes through the portal. She reads what asks to be read — and some things ask louder than others. The Ghost Wing asked. She...
What the Orb Kept
Chelle does not read everything that comes through the portal. She reads what asks to be read — and some things ask louder than others. The Ghost Wing asked. She...
It Was Already Looking at Her
The Closet does not always wait for you to come to it. Sometimes it sends things out. Luna heard the drop, turned around, and the skull was already looking at...
It Was Already Looking at Her
The Closet does not always wait for you to come to it. Sometimes it sends things out. Luna heard the drop, turned around, and the skull was already looking at...