tales of ardor

Cybelle woke up with a sudden start, curled up in an oversized chair in the living room. There was a soft blanket lying over her lap, and she was wearing a modest set of neatly embroidered robes. They had little green and yellow flowers on the hem, and her lightly tanned face was still glowing...

fa-play fa-pause The doors to the small balcony stood open, letting the cool evening air drift quietly through their bedroom. What had once been a cozy space had turned into something else. A place they went only when they had to, complete with an empty bed and an empty bassinet. It was neat...

"It happened right there," Brandyn said, trying to focus on the good that had come out of this Shiraya forsaken place. They were under the E'Eeverwest Memorial Gardens, in the chasm-like rooms that were once the repositories of Force artifacts collected by Brandyn's late father. He moved to...

fa-play fa-pause It was raining in Ta'a Chume'Dan. It had been since a week before their arrival, and it seemed it might continue long after their departure. Hapes had, for a brief time, been Brandyn's home. It had been his family's home. Now, it was a place filled with memories he would...

fa-play fa-pause “Catch!”, she tossed the small creature in her arms at Brandyn, mystified, when it turned into a fluffy ball and giggled at being thrown. They were on a mission to help bring modern conveniences and perhaps a little law to the otherwise lawless Gorse. The toxic waste had...

fa-play fa-pause He had begun to drift off. The view from the window had been amazing, but the sun had set now. Brandyn felt his head tip back and he jumped with a start as if he had been about to fall. Cybelle's head was still resting on his chest. He was pretty sure she was asleep, but he...