Stories in the series "Heir to Castigale"
# 1: Heir to Castigale Part 1
"What a dismal place," Lord Sagrie Gribbane murmured under his breath as he looked up at Castigale Keep high in the hills of Duchy Asbridge. The long ride had been so cold that he had dallied at every stop before arriving on the fourth night since he had set out from his estate in his aunt's barony in Duchy Narragan. "Castigale: my future barony," he mused aloud as he urged his horse to climb the incline that led past simple farmlands ... [ Read More ]
# 2: Heir to Castigale Part 2
"And now, it is my great pleasure to introduce Lord Sagrie Gribbane, my future son-in-law, husband-to-be of my beloved daughter, Evelain!" Lord Curran Castigale listened to the announcement made by his half-brother, Baron Kelleman Castigale with suspicion in his heart and pleasure on his face. Curran had accepted the invitation to the Firil Firstday feast at Castigale Keep based on information from his spies. The Castigale barony on the southwest border of the Asbridge duchy was one that he intended to ... [ Read More ]
# 3: Dargonzine 14-7 Editorial
It's been a long, long time since I had to apologize for the lateness of an issue. Typically, our goal is to distribute issues on a very predictable schedule every four to six weeks. For the past five years we've done a wonderful job, but it hasn't always been that way. We had some pretty mean years in the first half of the 1990s. Issues were put out unpredictably, whenever we had enough material and time. Sometimes there'd be a four-month ... [ Read More ]
# 4: Beginning Morals
"And the beast rose up and roared," Raven Forester told her two children. She brought up her two slender arms so that she could mimic the beast's claws. Her fingers curled inward and looking closely, one could see the calluses in her once soft and dainty hands. She opened her mouth and bared her teeth while growling. Her long black hair traveled over her shoulders as she leaned forward in the chair. Dark eyes peered through her long bangs. "I hope ... [ Read More ]