21 :: New Shoes
As it was, the man’s shoes fit Arteo perfectly...
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Dec 7, 2021
20 :: The Second Night
As travelers venture deeper into the Valley, they will notice the stars turn green.
Nov 9, 2021
19 :: Oasis
“You never finished the story.”
Sep 15, 2021
18 :: Husk (II)
The sweat ran as rain from Eles’s face, eyes red and tired...
Sep 1, 2021
17 :: Bloody Soles
Arteo’s footwear was unideal...
Aug 18, 2021
16 :: Husk (I)
Dallam Jel grew up in a sorrowful place...
Aug 3, 2021
15 : Thirst
There were only three people who knew the contents of the black-laced handcart...
Jul 20, 2021
14 :: The Southern Branch
Ilis was convinced enough of Arteo’s ability to prep an animal that she left the task of skinning the bespen to him...
Jul 6, 2021
13 :: Survival
The day was going to be particularly dangerous...
Jun 22, 2021
12 :: How to Destroy the World
When Dal Kolt and his associates left the gaseous swamp, night had fallen...
Jun 8, 2021
11 :: Night Whispers
Ilis couldn’t remember the last full night’s rest she’d been given...
May 25, 2021
10 :: The Cave
Audiobook Edition: Available exclusively on Patreon! 10 ↤ THE CAVE ↦ (that is, hunting) Despite the obtuse instructions for finding it,...
May 11, 2021
9 :: The Amber and the Blackened Man
Dal Kolt — whom Arteo called Red-Beard — was a man who valued certainty above all else...
Apr 27, 2021
8 :: Speaking Nonsense
“What’s your name?” Kessa asked. Her bouncy optimism hadn’t quite returned, and Arteo thought it might never completely...
Apr 13, 2021
7 :: Seeing Music
The first time the girl with the raven hair remembered seeing music was deep into her fifth summer...
Mar 30, 2021
6 :: The Great Tree
It would be impossible to discuss the Great Tree — which has also been called “Eye of the World,” “The Only Immortal,” and...
Mar 16, 2021
5 :: A Ways to Go
No matter how unique or crafty any group of travelers believes themselves to be, there are always parts of the Trail where everything...
Mar 2, 2021
4 :: Switchbacks
The dirt path from the summit was a serpentine series of switchbacks that descended to...
Feb 16, 2021
3 :: The Summit
Despite the grueling slog that burned the thighs and calves of everyone plodding up the stone stairs, once the end was in reach...
Feb 14, 2021
2 :: The Stairs
The World Rake had emptied and all its temporary inhabitants congregated around the base of the steps embedded in the hillside...
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