Portal Orbs

Writer’s Prompt: She wiped the stinging sweat out of her eyes and slapped an insect on her arm before it could bite her. The air hummed with life. She studied the temple hidden here, concealed by the jungle. It was a day’s hike from the nearest unsuspecting village. More than one person had given her…

She lay on an island of rock warming near a fire as the world slowly stopped spinning around her. There was no one about, but if this was Neeria, she figured it would be the Keepers who kept the fires lit. It had been a long time since she’d turned up in Neeria. She couldn’t…

Writer’s Prompt: “Don’t you go lookin’”. The tavernkeeper had said. She’d eyed him doubtfully and slid her hand off the counter leaving behind a golden shilling. Her pint was the merest fraction of its worth. “You won’t find em ’round here. They prefer solitude in the old high places.” “The old high places?” “To the…

Cool, heavy air filled her lungs. She listened for any noise that betrayed the presence of a dragon. All she heard was dripping. Drip- drip- Water condensed on everything the mist touched. At the edge of her keen vision, her eyebrows sparkled with tiny droplets. She was cold, but her gut told her she would…

She watched. One with the forest. One with the trees. She waited. There were those who worshipped her. There were those who would have slain her. But she was not to be underestimated. She was as old as the mountains, and wiser than most. Hardy fools searching the wilds for aught to exploit should have…