Mar’i and the Dock Hand
Chapter 1 â The Lady Bucket and the Mail Boat The island of Kirâi always seemed to hum when the mail boat came in.From the volcanic ridges that rose like…
đ Story
Sarka Meets Mar’i
The Hidden Blossom wasn’t a tavern so much as a living, breathing thing. It hummed. Not with the low thrum of engines or the distant groan of a ship’s hull,…
Sarka/Mar’i Celebration
The deal was done. The signed contract, promising them a ship worthy of their ambitions, lay on the table between them. The air in their cramped rented room crackled with…
Mar’i’s Montage
The bridge of the Salt-Hauler was a symphony of misery. The wind howled a constant, high-pitched shriek around the superstructure, punctuated by the deep, groaning protest of the ship’s hull as it…
The Challenge
The port of Cinder-Fell was a miserable place. The air was thick with the sulfurous ash of the dormant volcano it was built upon, and for the past three days,…
Sarka and Mar’i Exploration
The airshipâs galley was a cramped, steaming sanctuary, a pocket of warmth against the high-altitude chill that seeped through the hull. Sarka stood at the small stove, her movements economical…
Izel and the Captain – Bedroom
The door to his private chambers slid open with a pneumatic hiss, the sound grating on Dusanâs already frayed nerves. The bridge had been a symphony of minor crisesâa failing…
Lena at the Hidden Blosom
The Hidden Blossom was a warm, humming cocoon of sound and light, but Lena felt like a stone at the bottom of a fast-moving river. The crewâs laughter and easy…
Chapter 2: Sarka – revised
The airshipâs control rod groaned in protest as Sarka pushed it forward with all her might, sending the small ship plummeting through the clouds to avoid a massive harpoon. âCome…
Chapter 1. Ending First
The crash site was a cacophony of chaos and devastation, the unique scent of burning spectrocite, blood, and fire filled the air. It was a sickening combination, each component searing…