Aetherloft, Chapter 4 Rashtari Windtail’s whiskers twitched as he ducked through the low entrance of the Taraq tent, the scent of spiced incense and nervous sweat mingling with the sharp tang of burning oil. The gambling den pulsed with the energy of desperate souls and hungry predators, all gathered beneath the glacier’s shadow where the […]
Aetherloft, Chapter 3 A breeze carries the scent of rare flowers as Indigo adjusts zir uniform—a perfectly pressed black ballroom gown, showing off curves and colors that have no right to be there—while watching opulent guests from behind slatted screens. Chandeliers of spun ice refract rainbow light across a reception hall where Chastity and Drake […]
Aetherloft, Chapter 2 Prince Bartholomew “Drake” Galedragon stood at the center of the sprawling banquet hall, as perfectly polished as the gleaming chandeliers. Around him, war comrades in varying states of sobriety lounged over lavish feasts and empty boasts. A gold braid hanging from his shoulder marked him as the guest of honor. Or, as […]
Aethloft, Chapter 1 The Silver Lark glided through the aether, its polished hull gleaming under the magenta sky. Below, the desert realm of Vash’kara stretched vast and empty, a golden expanse broken only by jagged rock formations and the occasional ruin half-swallowed by shifting sands. In the distance, the ice mountain loomed, the Sleeper’s Veil […]
Aetherloft, Prologue The desert night howled like an offended god, wind shrieking through the Qirathi camp, slapping loose tent flaps and rattling bone charms that hung from wooden poles. In the center of a large group of tents, Elder Zahrek sat before a low-burning fire, his fur bristling from the cold—or possibly from the weight […]
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