Bloodstone: Chapter 2.1

CHAPTER TWO

Mira and Baz didn’t speak during the long walk back to their cottage. When Hound recovered enough to fidget in Baz’s arms, she set him on his feet. He spent the remainder of the walk no more than a hand span from Mira’s side.
Upon entering their home, Mira noted the utter silence. None of [...]

Bloodstone: Chapter 1.2

CHAPTER ONE (cont’d)

“I was a fool to let you near my daughter,” Sam raged. “All the coin in the world is not enough to allow a parasite like you to…”
“Enough!”
The barked command shot through Mira’s memories to the worst day of her life. It was him, the tutor who destroyed her. She scrambled [...]

Bloodstone: Chapter 1.1

CHAPTER ONE

The little girl’s screams echoed through the village.
Mira held her hands over the child’s scorched body, searching for hope. Although the burns didn’t cover more than a quarter of Zola’s frame, they went deep. Deeper than Mira’s had reached.
“Dotherri is with Sam,” Mira’s cousin whispered. Baz settled on the floor next to her. “I [...]

Bloodstone Map

A larger, more detailed version of this map will be made available at another time.

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Bloodstone Introduction

I’ll add more to this post later, but I felt the need to throw it in…
Bloodstone is a novella, perhaps a novel. It is not complete, and I will post 2-4 pages at a time. I’ll continue to post other short and flash fiction, so no worries there, but I thought it would be nice [...]