“Order up! Four portions of buffalo wings and a spiced rack of ribs.” Strella, Alex’s most recent hire, shouted through the door behind the bar into the kitchen.   “Give me a chance here.” Alex yelled back, wiping sweat from his brow.“ The pans are all overflowing with the dozen orders you’ve already given me.”   “Not my …

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The wind flew through Lysis’ long brown hair as she rode as fast as her horse would carry her along the road east out of the city, a column of riders behind her. Despite her huge size Zara had long since disappeared from view. Her long, Titan legs allowed her to outrun even the fastest …

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Lysis was never one for girly clothing. As a child she enjoyed jumping in puddles, running through muddy fields and generally getting into all sorts of mess. Girly clothes were not designed for such things. Her mother had quickly realised this and had started to dress her in clothing normally reserved for young boys. This …

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“Hold still or I’m going to end up stitching us both together!”   Nick had one hand pressed firmly down on the stonemason’s leg and the other threading a needle through a rather nasty gash in the man’s calf. It was dangerous work, clearing away the debris that had been left over from Trell and …

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Zara panted heavily as the walls of Atlantis rose up ahead of her. The gravity dampeners she wore helped her body cope with the stronger gravity of Avalon, but they did very little to reduce the weight of the pack on her back, and it felt like it weighed twice as much as before she …

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“And what would you have me do!?” Lysis yelled and slammed a clenched fist into the thick, wooden table top. She glanced around the expansive table at the rather shocked faces of various guild members and representatives of the people of Atlantis. She normally kept her cool. A few crotchety old men shouldn’t be enough …

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