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Chapter 221 “Let’s just stay calm,” Konstantin said. The wizard was alone with Bredan and Xeeta in one of the small meeting rooms. The dwarves had almost had to be physically separated by the Apernium guards, who had been drawn either by Darik’s shouting or by some subtle alert from the...

Chapter 220 Rays of bright morning sunshine slanted down through the narrow windows as Bredan, Kosk, and Xeeta walked down the long entry hall of the Apernium. They knew where they were going and did not have an escort. They were honored guests now, though they still had to leave all of their...

Chapter 219 Quellan felt an unexplained nervous energy that made it difficult for him to focus his thoughts. After his meeting at the Rectory he had intended to spend a few hours at the Great Library, but instead found himself walking alone in the gardens that extended along the rear wall of...

Chapter 218 Glori was ready for the disorientation, but as with every other time she had experienced teleportation it still managed to leave her weak and dazed. When her vision finally cleared she saw that she was standing with the others in the familiar confines of the teleportation circle in...

Chapter 217 The next morning Glori, Embrae, Kosk, and Javerin made their way back across the lushly landscaped greenery of Tal Nadesh back to the teleportation circle on the edge of the city. Lendelaine accompanied them, but the rest of their escort—a small company of elvish soldiers—remained...

I have published all of my past NaNoWriMo books at Smashwords and the Kindle Store. I'm sure this year will be no different. :) * * * Chapter 216 They spent another two days in Tal Nadesh. Most of that time was taken up in meetings with elvish officials. By the end of the second day Glori...

Just a heads-up to my readers that I will be putting Forgotten Lore on hiatus during November, during National Novel Writing Month. I am well ahead in the story at the moment, but I won't have time to dedicate to editing posts while working on my 50,000 word goal. This is my eighth consecutive...

Getting there! The group will level to 7th at the end of Book 8 (after the group is reunited again in Severon). I'll post some updated stats at the start of Book 9 (remind me if I forget). * * * Chapter 214 A full dozen armored dwarves escorted them to the surface. This time they felt more...

Chapter 213 “They’re ready for you.” Bredan looked up to see Darik standing in the open doorway of his room. The dwarf wore a new breastplate and looked resplendent in a fur-lined cloak and boots. Bredan rose, a bit awkwardly due to the still-unfamiliar weight of his own armor. The dwarves...

Chapter 212 They were victorious, but the cost had been high. Loriellan, Darethan, and Tenaille had been unconscious but alive, if barely in Loriellan’s case. Their magic depleted, the bards had been forced to resort to bandages and herbs to stabilize the crippled Rangers until they could be...

Chapter 211 As the transformed Jakan leapt at her, Glori summoned her magic once more. Her head and body still throbbed from the aftereffects of the druid’s blight, and her storehouse of magic had already been heavily depleted, but she threw everything she had left into another thunderwave...

Chapter 210 Majerion was finding that even greater invisibility was not enough to let him escape his foes. The two altered Tenders continued to press him no matter how much he tried to escape. Either they could somehow sense him through the cloak provided by his spell, or they were able to...

Oh, it's going to get worse before it gets better... * * * Chapter 209 This time they didn’t hesitate. Even as Jakan spoke, Darethan lifted his bow and launched an arrow at him. Once again, the shot looked to be true, but a sudden, intense breeze swept through the grove. It caught the...

Chapter 208 The interior of the grove was quiet, almost hushed. Even the cold breeze didn’t seem to penetrate into the space between the giant trees. In fact, it was noticeably warmer, despite the lack of light. The interlaced canopy was so dense that the forest floor was wreathed in a...

Chapter 208 has the better cliffhanger, so I'm going to double-post today. Happy Friday! * * * Chapter 207 They reached the Green Tower around mid-afternoon the next day. The forest thickened as they got further from the marsh, but the undergrowth receded and they were able to make good...

Chapter 206 As Bredan rushed into the entry of the Temple of Hosrenu he stopped in surprise and dismay at what he found. The large double doors that led into the temple had been blasted off their hinges, one of the great panels reduced almost to kindling. Dwarves were still clearing away a...

Chapter 205 They finally came to another outpost. This one they found by happenstance, since Brightbriar had become almost completely uncommunicative. The Tender followed where the others led but offered no further suggestions even when pressed. This time there was no doubt but that the...

Chapter 204 Glori turned to face the approaching creatures. The first two were now within a hundred feet and closing fast. The other two were steadily narrowing the gap, approaching from an angle that would cut them off if they broke toward the cliffs. Glori strummed her lyre, summoning her...

Chapter 203 “Is that the Druid?” Kosk asked. Brightbriar shook his head. “No, no,” he said. But Glori could not tell if that was an answer or a denial of a truth he did not want to acknowledge. Darethan had an arrow fitted to his great bow. “I have a shot,” he said, looking over at...

Thanks! * * * Chapter 202 The next day found more slow going for Glori and her companions, as the landscape in the Reserve grew more rugged. The trees thinned out somewhat, but that only allowed the undergrowth to thicken until the party had to hack a route through clinging bushes and...