A New Journey The fighting was swift, with the aviar aiming to disarm their opponents rather than kill them. The surrounded humans quickly surrendered. Minnie tended to a few dark blade injuries following the fighting, but most of her new patients were humans who sustained other injuries or ailments during the march north. One poor … Continue reading The Aviar and the Teamaker: Chapter Eighteen
Hello, dear readers! Happy Almost June! Oof, summer is so close I can taste it. May has been a heckuva busy month and I am ready for something (maybe) lighter. But, before that, let me share what I've been working on with you.On the writing front, I did manage to get my story written for … Continue reading May Updates
A Plan is Made After two days in discussion with her sister queens, Grey, Yana, and even Ted, Aveline felt prepared to begin planning the defense of her people. "Have all of the scouts returned?" "All but three," Grey confirmed. "What do we know?" "The forces from Ramvale crossed the border river and are sweeping … Continue reading The Aviar and the Teamaker: Chapter Seventeen
A Cluster of New Arrivals "Things are going well with you and Minnie, I take it?" Aveline poured Grey a cup of tea. She glanced up at him with a sly smile. "Is your courtship going to last the entire year, do you think?" "You're contradicting yourself, Mother," Grey said with a sigh. "Why wouldn't … Continue reading The Aviar and the Teamaker: Chapter Sixteen
A Bit of Bad News Kat had joked in her letter about going to Visilly, but the more she considered the idea, the more she grew to like it. Green Jim was getting entirely too assuming about the seriousness of their relationship, for one thing. Almost a week after her visit from Swift, she noticed … Continue reading The Aviar and the Teamaker: Chapter Fifteen
A Reply Arrives Minnie felt deliriously happy. Whenever they were not at their own work, she and Grey were constant companions. She worried at first that the other aviar might disapprove of their relationship, but no one commented on it, aside from her friends, and they seemed to approve. "It's because the aviar live so … Continue reading The Aviar and the Teamaker: Chapter Fourteen
A Pretty Bloom Minnie hummed to herself as she practiced her aviar runes. She had found that if she approached writing them as drawing instead, it was much easier for her to form the more stylistic symbols. While she hoped Master Yana wasn't expecting her to master the language any time soon, she did feel … Continue reading The Aviar and the Teamaker: Chapter Thirteen
A Message "Let Prunella know that she'll have her tea this evening." "Blended by Master Minerva's own hand?" Kat resisted the urge to roll her eyes. It wasn't just the suspicious look the maid was giving her, but also the woman's dogged insistence on using Minnie's full name. No one called her Minerva. Even the … Continue reading The Aviar and the Teamaker: Chapter Twelve
A New Teacher Aveline listened to Grey's idea of sending a scout back to Treeport with a lack of surprise. "You're thinking Swift?" She smiled at Grey. "Exactly." "It's not a terrible idea, if she's up for it." Grey snorted. "Unless she's changed drastically in the last thirty years, she'll be up for it. It's … Continue reading The Aviar and the Teamaker: Chapter Eleven
A Matter of Family Grey spent most of the day with his mother, telling her about how he'd tracked down the fan and everything that had happened since he'd been sent to recover it. "I agree it is very worrying that this magistrate has armed all of his guards with dark blades. He seems to … Continue reading The Aviar and the Teamaker: Chapter Ten
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