The Tower Witch, Part 6
Shiralee gaped at the man with no fate. “You’ve been having visions of me?” The man crossed his arms over his chest. “It started six months ago. I was helping Ma clear her garden. Then…
Shiralee gaped at the man with no fate. “You’ve been having visions of me?” The man crossed his arms over his chest. “It started six months ago. I was helping Ma clear her garden. Then…
When Shiralee entered Whiteoak, she headed straight for the temple. The priests would know where Upper Ashville was. She arrived just in time for Sext. She’d never attended that service before, so she silently watched…
Shiralee limped down the road to the nearest village, holding herself together by mere will. She was the tower witch, blessed by the Goddess with special magic. She wouldn’t allow a several hour walk to…
As Shiralee pondered how to escape the impossibly high tower with no steps, she stuffed an old satchel full of food from the endless larder, several dresses, and toiletries. Since she had no money, she…
Shiralee and the man in the mirror locked their gazes for an endless moment. Yet no matter how long she stared, Shiralee still couldn’t read his fate. After a minute or an hour or longer,…
Shiralee gazed out the tower window onto the lush valley below. How long had it been since she had walked among the verdant fields and tangled forests? Many, many years ago—before she had apprenticed the…
The Transformed Warrior Princess Once upon a time, a warrior princess was transformed by a bolt of magic lightning into a withered crone. So she went on a quest with her best friend (and beloved)…
The veiled witch glanced at Nidra’s three vials as she stirred herbs into a bubbling pot over a brazier. “No, that should be sufficient.” By the scent of clover and lilies wafting from the pot,…
Recalling their chat about the veiled witch, Nidra inclined a slow nod. “The mysterious one who always wears a veil and supposedly can magic anything, no matter how difficult.” Aislinn beamed. “She sounds promising.” Although…
The knock on the door roused Nidra from her doze. Rubbing sleep from her eyes, Nidra stumbled across the room to answer the door. Whoever was waiting would be her first customer to brave the…