Ansafel (106)

Tale of a Tail

The journey had been a difficult one for Coraline. It was many leagues distance over both sea and land from Ansa`fel to her home city, and being heavy with child did not make that distance seem any shorter. She had left without a word to…

Well met!

She graced the merchant with a smile as she stepped into her tiny shop. It was filled with crystals. She chose one that was large, one small, and a very tiny crystal for her upcoming recipes. "These will do nicely. How much for today," she…

A Lecture On Crystals

"They won't understand any of it." "They don't have to, they just want to hear you speak." "I could talk about anything." "But then they wouldn't learn anything about the crystals." "You just said they didn't have to understand." "They can learn without understanding. The…

The Great Escape I

In the first few years, all was as it should be according to Vasille. He was her light who shone through the windows of the small confined space when she woke. He was her darkness who punished her with long, deliberate torment when she disobeyed. The man was her everything, and if she displeased him she was left with nothing. Ysorrowen learned quickly that there was a hidden part of her which had been lying dormant until he had woken her and showed her the way. His way.