Free fantasy fiction
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The Silver Antler’s Offering
What are your favorite brands and why? The evening light slants through the frosted windows of the Silver Antler, turning the ancient oak beam ceiling to amber and setting the copper tankards aglow like autumn moons. I polish a glass with the practiced motions of four decades behind the bar, my massive hands surprisingly gentle… Continue reading
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The Council of Shadows
List the people you admire and look to for advice… # **The Council of Shadows** The old clockmaker’s workshop breathes with ancient dust motes suspended in amber light, each particle dancing its private waltz through the late afternoon beam slanting through mullioned windows. I trace my fingers along the workbench’s scarred surface, feeling decades of… Continue reading
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The Philosopher’s Ballot
Do you vote in political elections? The Great Library of Lumenvale stood like a sentinel of knowledge beneath the shadow of Castle Silverkeep, its alabaster towers and crystalline domes reflecting the late afternoon sunlight in prismatic shards across the cobblestone plaza. Autumn had arrived with uncharacteristic swiftness this year, bringing with it winds that carried… Continue reading
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The Words That Guide Us
Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? The Words That Guide Us The ancient oak desk bore the battle scars of forty years of scholarly dedication, ink stains like tiny archipelagos, circular ghosts of countless tea mugs, and the subtle groove worn where Allister Thornfield had rested his… Continue reading
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Painter of The Between Times
When do you feel most productive? Dawn arrives with a whisper against my cottage window, the gentle brush of light trying to capture my attention like an impatient child tugging at sleeves. I ignore it, turning instead to mix another shade of cerulean, this one darker, with undertones of violet that only reveal themselves when… Continue reading
