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The Silver Wolf Who Saved Me — Chapter 5: The Making

Chronicle Entry Five of The Silver Wolf Who Saved Me — a serialized romantic fantasy by Chadwick Rye. Esbeth Ironwood reflects on when she first felt safe: a winter night in the stables, a warhorse named Burden, and the slow, frightening work of learning to trust. New chapters daily at noon Eastern. Continue reading
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The Broken Shield Chronicles — Chapter 3: First Assessment

In Chapter 3 of The Broken Shield Chronicles, Aldar — a deer-kin veteran haunted by war — takes sole possession of a dilapidated tavern in the quiet village of Oakhollow. Through careful inspection of every creaking floorboard and smoke-stained rafter, and guided by the journals of the tavern’s previous keeper, Eliza, he begins to understand… Continue reading
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The Broken Shield Chronicles — Chapter 2: Cold Welcome

Chapter 2 of The Broken Shield Chronicles: veteran hero Aldar’Thock gets a cold welcome at Marta’s General Store in the dying village of Oakhollow. Continue reading
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The Silver Wolf Who Saved Me — Chapter 3: Small Things

“Chapter 3: Small Things” is the third installment of The Silver Wolf Who Saved Me, a serialized dark fantasy series by Chadwick Rye. Esbeth Ironwood — a formerly enslaved elf girl from Aruel in the Sun Lands, now Lady of Stonewatch Tower — reflects on the small acts of protection that first taught her what… Continue reading
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The Broken Shield Chronicles — Chapter 1: The Arrival

After forty years of adventuring together, Aldar’Thock emerges from the Royal Bank of Aldermere with enough gold to start a new life—and the bittersweet task of saying goodbye. In this opening chapter, a beloved party of companions gathers for one last farewell as their antlered warrior prepares to hang up his sword and trade the… Continue reading
