Mark G. Manley

Ten Years Ago… My‑re’s small, child frame sat imprisoned on a wagon in a straw-lined cage with escape-proof iron rods. A boy, Varick,...

“Shadowspire at last.” “Finally, I’d never thought I’d be so glad to see the city,” My‑re said, fully opening her eyes. Late at night,...

“Hang on!” Vomarian shouted. “What does it look like I’m doing!” My‑re bellowed back. Her words were almost completely shredded in the...

“That all seemed too easy,” Archmage Havelock said, shaking his head and puffing his long pipe. The Archmage, Vomarian Fae, and My‑re...

“The Dragon’s Hoard.” My‑re, Vomarian, and Shadowspire’s Arenamaster’s Egan stood before Westwind’s business establishment. The lamp...

Approaching the gate entrance, a voice called out, “What brings you to Shadowspire?” A veteran sergeant, bald on top with white hair on...

“Our quarry is in Shadowspire? I have no idea why in the nine hells you believe that Rirorni, Re’Lan,” Vomarian said, standing next to...

“The mission’s compromised. We need to get out of the Rirorni Empire now,” My‑re said, rushing, as best she could without drawing undue...

Twenty Rirorni riders began to escort their group of Shagornan Elves toward the capital of the once-great Rirorni Empire, Rithakhar....

“This is a little more attention than I expected,” My‑re said to herself. Riding on a wagon, she sat on little more than an old board,...

“It’s time,” came the voice of A’renna, My‑re’s foster mother, through the bedroom door the following morning. My‑re stretched in her...

“We’ve got ninety-nine problems, but a ditch isn’t one,” My‑re said to the archmage Havelock and Vomarian Fae. In the village of Sanaras,...

“What are you saying?” Vomarian questioned. “Aramith is dead,” My‑re translated. “What?” “Araminth being dead is a good thing. Right?”...

“I think it’s best if I do all the talking,” My‑re said to Vomarian and the archmage Havelock, who stood flanking her. Havelock breathed...

“No, we can’t just fly the Unsinkable III straight into Rithakhar. For Gheal’s sake, it’s the Rirorni Empire’s capital,” My‑re exclaimed...