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  • Iriad

    The sun was beginning to set, so I put my hands up to shield my eyes from the sharp light. My watch wasn’t over until the sun had completely set. ...

    7 min read
  • Iriad (part 2)

    Alya was silent as we flew back to the lookout. I had a smile on my face. When we got there, she sat down and I picked up my bow ...

    5 min read
  • Iriad (part 3)

    Kalyee flew with me to the ground nest and then left without even looking at me. I raised an eyebrow at her back but then shook my head and walked ...

    8 min read
  • Iriad (Part 4)

    “Halee!” She looked up and, realizing who I was, immediately took off in the opposite direction. I half thought about not following her, but then I pulled myself together and ...

    4 min read
  • Iriad (part 5)

    I woke up in the dark. I sat up and stretched my stiff limbs. I shook off the remaining tendrils of sleep and groped around in the dark for my ...

    7 min read
  • Iriad (part 6)

    She was still lying there in the same position I had left her. I reached down and brushed away a piece of sodden hair from her cheek. Her skin was ...

    4 min read
  • Iriad (part 7)

    I woke up slowly. Every bit of my body ached. I decided not to move. As my surroundings came into focus, I tried to sit up. I was in some ...

    3 min read
  • Iriad (part 8)

    She lay right next to me and I could feel her steady breathing. Arrie, that was a nice name, it suited her. I had one wing draped over her. I ...

    5 min read
  • Iriad 9

    I left that morning. I took my quiver and bow and two small knives which I had stuck into my boots. I had changed into my travelling clothes; thick winter ...

    10 min read


'They are afraid of nothing,' I grumbled, watching their approach through the window. 'Together, they would brave Satan and all his legions.'
— Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights