Stories in the series "Friendships of Stone"
# 1: Friendships of Stone Part 1: Matthew & Ben
Silence pervaded the alley until two boys entered it. The boys chatted constantly as they walked to the end of the alley and turned left onto Thockmarr. The echoes of their conversation softly faded away as they continued walking to the marketplace. "I'm glad William let us go early," Matthew, the taller boy said. "Even if the day's mostly gone." "Yeah," Ben replied. "The barkeep's a grump. He'd have us cleaning the inn all night." "Did you see his face when William told ... [ Read More ]
# 2: Friendships of Stone Part 2: Tara and Sharin
Tara hated missing time with her friend, Sharin, but her uncle needed her help, and so she spent the entire day working with him. Her uncle, Captain Adrunian Koren of the town guard, usually had her working on the guard schedules or the paperwork for expenses. Today was no different, except that he wanted the schedule done before she left. By the time she finished, it was late afternoon. She had wanted to spend the day with Sharin wandering through ... [ Read More ]
# 3: Friendships of Stone Part 3: Jerid and Koren
Ben awoke before the dawn bell rang. He tossed and turned in his bed trying to get back to sleep, because he knew it was too early to go to Matthew's house. He was excited because today he would get to show all the people just what a dragon looked like. While in the marketplace yesterday, Matthew and he had found a sculptor who made stone figurines. Her name was Sharin, and she sculpted a dragon for them. To pay ... [ Read More ]
# 4: Friendships of Stone Part 4: Weathered Edges
Rachel was busy fixing two mugs of tea, one for her and one for Tara, when a knock sounded on the door. As she went quickly to the door to open it, Tara got up from a chair to stand behind her. Rachel was a hand taller than Tara but that wasn't the only difference in the two women. Rachel had short blonde hair while Tara's was brown and long. Tara was quiet and introverted while Rachel loved being among ... [ Read More ]
# 5: Friendships of Stone Part 5: Corambis and Taishent
Corambis sat in a chair behind his large green table. Carved into the table was the Wheel of Life. Nine constellations divided the wheel. Eight of them, Knight, Oak, Harp, Ship, Maiden, Torch, Fox, and Falcon divided the wheel into eight divisions, while the ninth constellation, Mistweaver, took up the very center. Symbols inscribed on the outer edge of the wheel subdivided the constellations. These symbols were Air, Scepter, Fire, Sword, Earth, Shield, Water, and Crown. He had cast many readings ... [ Read More ]