Fantasy Fiction
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Wind and Cargo
Was today typical? Gareth Cloudwright’s callused hands trembled as he signed off on the manifest for the seventh wind-ship in four hours, the parchment growing damp with perspiration that had nothing to do with Aethermoor’s perpetually temperate climate. The crystalline loading dock beneath his feet hummed with the constant vibration of cargo lifts rising and… Continue reading
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The Shapeshifters Tale
How would you describe yourself to someone? Your question settles in the air between us like morning mist, deceptively simple yet impossibly complex. How would I describe myself to someone? The inquiry that sends most souls reaching for familiar anchors—their name, their profession, their birthplace—becomes a labyrinth for one such as me. I pause, watching… Continue reading
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The Dragon’s Lament
A cozy fantasy short story: Seraphina, a dragon who has weathered three centuries of mountain storms, shares a lament with the hatchlings in her care. Continue reading
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The Dreamer’s Choice
A cozy fantasy short story: Rosalina wins two passages on the Skyward Express dragon flight and must choose where her dreams will take her. Continue reading
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The Name That Stuck
What’s the story behind your nickname? The crash of copper pots hitting the stone floor echoed through the Gilded Griffin’s kitchen like thunder announcing an approaching storm. Gareth Ironwood—all six and a half feet of him—stood frozen among the wreckage, his massive frame somehow appearing even larger in the sudden silence that followed. Flour dusted… Continue reading
