Stories in the series "Pact"
# 1: Pact Part 1
Kalen stood on a wharf at the north end of the town of Dargon, looking into the darkening ocean. The sun, setting to the west, was a red disc half engulfed by the water. Menacing red shadows fell across the port and the city walls as a fresh reminder of the Beinisonian invasion only a month ago. He paced, looking at the havoc raised by the fighting. The piers were ruined, torn apart so that the Baranurian fleet had no place ... [ Read More ]
# 2: Pact Part 2
"You did what?" Kalen demanded, shocked. Without waiting for a more complete explanation, he jumped out of bed and started dressing. He had had a bad feeling brewing in his stomach ever since his meeting with Kesrin. When Ilona told him the news of her evening trip, those fears came to life. Ilona stared at him from the bed, full of surprise. Where was the execution? Kalen had never reacted this way to her personal investigations before, but something was wrong ... [ Read More ]
# 3: Pact Part 3
Ilona had no intentions of showing the note or the gem she received during the night to Kalen. Not knowing if he was still at her apartment, she carefully pushed open the door and stepped inside. The door had the bad tendency to squeak when it was opened or closed slowly and she tried to minimize the sound, but there was still a loud squeak as the door shut. "Shhh..." Ilona jumped at the sound of Kalen's voice. He sat in a ... [ Read More ]
# 4: Pact Part 4
The only instruction in the letter that Ilona Milnor followed was to come alone and that was only because she had plenty of confidence in herself. She ignored the lines about not carrying weapons or light. She needed those, especially in the middle of the night around the docks, outside the protective city wall. She received her instructions to come here just after she reported for duty at sunset. She had no idea who the note was from, but it ... [ Read More ]
# 5: Pact Part 5
Many hours passed before Aimee gathered herself and forced herself to look for a way out. Her father always taught her that she should never be afraid and running to hide in the darkness was the wrong thing to do. Of course neither did she want to let anyone here know she had seen them and Captain Koren and that she knew that they killed him. At first she ran back up the stairs to the heavy oak door and tried ... [ Read More ]
# 6: Pact Part 6
"Sergeant, sergeant!" a female voice echoed down the corridors of the catacombs beneath Dargon Keep. Aimee, looking around the maze she was in, turned and bolted. Did someone see her? What happened? She ran into the first dark doorway she saw and hid in the corner of the room. "Sergeant!" The female guard ran past Aimee's room without slowing down. Aimee made herself as small as she could, hoping the woman would not come back and find her. Long moments passed with Aimee ... [ Read More ]