Later that afternoon Maril was sitting at a cramped desk in a nook of the Student Mage Library. The desk space was inconveniently small and the mage light sitting on the desk was a little too dim. It was unfortunate that she didn’t think to bring her light from home. She considered putting a little… Read More »Maril Leyfinder: Chapter 11
Maril painstakingly climbed the steps into the carriage. Slowly and exaggeratedly she moved over to the bench and waited for Owen to close the carriage door. Once he had, she could barely contain her excitement. She grinned ear-to-ear and struggled to not bounce on the bench. She had done all seventeen aqueduct pillars in one… Read More »Maril Leyfinder: Chapter 12
“And then she said that they should force me to go to the festival.” Maril was telling Bert about, or maybe complaining about, her mother’s outburst the day before. Bert shrugged as they walked towards the woodshop, “I mean, do you not want to go this year?” he asked looking over at her. “Of course… Read More »Maril Leyfinder: Chapter 13
Bert’s wagon was quite a bit bumpier than her carriage, but the view was so much better. Instead of only being able to look out the side window, she was able to look forwards, sideways, and even backward if she wanted to turn around. It made the city look busier, with more people than she… Read More »Maril Leyfinder: Chapter 14
Maril and Bert sat in her carriage while Owen drove them though the people meandering in the shopping district. Maril felt a little claustrophobic sitting in the stuffy dark carriage after the thrilling ride on the open seat of the Hinkleton’s wagon. After a while, the carriage stopped and Owen began talking with the guards… Read More »Maril Leyfinder: Chapter 15