“That is very generous of you, señora,” the young nun said haltingly. “Beyond generous, even. Pardon my impertinence, but wouldn’t it best for you to discuss this intention with Senator San Martín first, only to ensure that he is of the same mind? I’d be happy to return with Fernando tomorrow or at your earliest—”
Category: ofic
Bane of Blood: La Gorgona, Part 2
Fernando’s golden days with Carmencita were few and far between. Golden or not, his days with her were altogether numbered. He was eight years old when she died. Had she not been the type to leave him to his own devices for long stretches at a time, he might have worried at her being gone
Bane of Blood: La Gorgona, Part 1
If much in the world were mystery the limits of that world were not, for it was without measure or bound and there were contained within it creatures more horrible yet and men of other colors and beings which no man has looked upon and yet not alien none of it more than were their
Fairytales: The Golden Sword
There once was an ambitious young prince who heard tell of a sword of great power, guarded by a fearsome dragon. With this weapon, the prince thought, I could surpass my elder brothers and claim my father’s throne. He traveled to the dragon’s distant lair, and while the beast slumbered, he looted through the troves