fantasy short story
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Born to Command
The banners of House Vyren snapped in the crisp morning breeze as Taelan Brightshield strode through the gates of Fort Ironvale. Sunlight glinted off the polished silver clasps of his new leather jerkin—purchased specifically for this day, his first in the Lumenvale Royal Army. He’d even commissioned a silversmith to craft a small emblem of Continue reading
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The Keeper of the Kings Bounty
List your top 5 favorite fruits. The afternoon sun bathed the royal orchards in golden light as I led you between rows of trees whose branches curved like reverent subjects before their monarch. Thirty years I’ve tended these gardens, watching saplings grow to giants, my hands becoming as gnarled and weathered as the bark I’ve Continue reading
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The Shadow of Her Strength
Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life. The campfire spits amber embers toward a sky where stars hang like frozen tears, too distant to fall. I feed another log to the hungry flames, my hands—twice the size of my companion’s—moving with the careful precision Mother taught me. *Fire respects Continue reading
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The Dissenter’s Vigil
What public figure do you disagree with the most? The ancient library of Silverhaven University curved around Matthias like a lover’s embrace, its tiered shelves stretching toward a domed ceiling where constellations had been painstakingly rendered in gold leaf and luminescent crystal. Outside, autumn rain tapped insistent fingers against leaded glass windows, creating a symphony Continue reading
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Whispers of the Singing Flame
What was the last live performance you saw? The mornin g dew clings to my worn leather boots as I walk through the merchant quarter of Silverkeep, balancing a tray of steaming tea and fresh-baked sunberry tarts. Vapor rises from the cups in twisting tendrils, carrying the rich aroma of Mistwood leaves and crystal honey—Lysander’s Continue reading
Chadwick Rye 