The Charter and the Ghost Ship
Act I: The Charter and the Ghost Ship Beat 1: The Offer The air in the Gilded Compass was thick with the competing smells of hot metal, expensive cigar smoke,…
Act I: The Charter and the Ghost Ship Beat 1: The Offer The air in the Gilded Compass was thick with the competing smells of hot metal, expensive cigar smoke,…
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 airship’s 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. “Come…
Under the twin full moons’ silvery glow, Dusan and his family joined the excited throng at the bustling airship terminal. The Festival of Moons, a rare and magical event that…
Note: This chapter starts after the hand written one ends, Dusan and his family are on the very over crowded airship [Name]. Everyone is having the time of their lives,…
The first breath was a mistake. It wasn’t air. It was a razor-edged storm of ice and pine, a violent shock to lungs that had known only the stale, recycled…