“Truce?”  The goose snapped at the crackers, loudly honking as it ate.  The Shrike looked down at the bird with some mixture of disgust and curiosity.

Is it really that fat, or is that mostly feathers?

Perhaps if he fed it enough, he could see for himself.  The pigeons around Spire didn’t seem to mind if people touched them, but they were als…[Read more]

@mischievous-thwapling

So, I think the character castle is probably a lot less active now.  I’m not sure how many characters you’re already familiar with, so I’ll just give you a quick overview 🙂

Ok, so right now we have Ferran and Liorah, who belong to @rose-colored-fancy

They’re from a medieval north-African fantasy setting

There’s also…[Read more]

@mischievous-thwapling a lot, I think 🙂  I don’t know if I’ve introduced myself, but I’m calidris, and I’m semi-new here lol.  Would you like a run down of the situation?

“You don’t know what a goose is? Where are you from where there are no geese?” Kongar asked.  Chantara snorted disdainfully.  The Shrike smiled grimly.

Wouldn’t you like to know…

Kongar grinned at her mockingly.  “Well, farm girl, tell them.”

“Tell them yourself,” Chantara snapped.  Kongar raised his eyebrows as she gritted her teeth.

“That…[Read more]

@wingiby-iggiby of course!  I’m glad I could help 🙂

@wingiby-iggiby I would be up for that!

I definitely agree with showing more of Isaac’s thoughts.  I think that it would help me to connect with him as a person, and also could help reveal some background, such as why he’s forced to “doll” people for the carpenter.

One of the things that I noticed was that you have a lot of description, which…[Read more]

@noah-cochran he can watch from the sidelines and make sarcastic commentary lol

Although, if he has any sort of weapon he can probably find a way to participate, if he wants 🙂

Kongar rolled his eyes, throwing up his hands in exasperation.  “I was kidding. Someone’s missing a sense of humor,” he laughed.  The Shrike shrunk back, arms locked around his knees.

“You do know what a joke is, don’t you?” The words sounded distant, and yet they cut painfully close…

The joke wasn’t even that funny.

Chantara snorted.  “You do…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy

Ferran shrugged.  “There was something just before you came, but that might have been you.”  Misu shook his head.

“It wasn’t me.  I don’t have the ability to make Rifts.”  He sighed.  “Oh well.  There’s nothing we can do now.  We’ll have to be careful.  Any Rifts that he left behind were opened hastily and dangerously,…[Read more]

“Don’t worry. That wasn’t mine.  I don’t have any knives.  They just fall from the ceiling every so often.”  The Shrike gazed up at Kongar curiously.  That wouldn’t be the oddest thing I’ve seen so far…

A small knife suddenly fell.  Kongar cursed as he ducked to pick it up.  Just then, a second knife clattered to the ground, spinning on the cold…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy exactly!  In my story, reality is composed of this collective element that makes up this things called the  Veil, which is basically the fabric of reality.  Rifts occur when a hole is torn in the Veil.  Misu can only pass through Rifts, not create them.  Because this element as massive amounts of potential energy (think like…[Read more]

Wings and eyes…

Wings and eyes…

Wings and eyes and – The Shrike flinched as a knife suddenly sliced through the air, clattering on the marble besides his feet.  His gaze dropped to the blade, vision blurring with unshed tears.

I can’t escape it.

This place is worse than Spire. 

He pried an arm from his knees and gingerly touched the blade, on…[Read more]

@rose-colored-fancy oooh sounds good!  I just wanted to clarify: Liorah would absolutely know if a Rift had been opened… *flashback to the Shrike’s dramatic entry*

As soon as everyone’s settled I might introduce another character – we’ll see if he gets tired of his warm welcome at the villain castle first lol

@this-is-not-an-alien yes please!  I’m very lost right now lol.  Your impression of the Shrike is spot on – and yes, he’s definitely more dangerous when he’s scared.  Is Meira literally made of glass?  The idea of a glass warrior is so cool!  Also, just be warned, I might pull out the Shrike soon – I eventually want to enter him into the char…[Read more]