Category: Atnaterra

Root tried not to take too much pride in the sequence of expressions that danced their routine across David’s face as he entered the room. Her ploy with the seeds

Root listened to Saly’s relaying of the conversation carefully. Elijah had a point—David was looking awfully woozy, and he was right to worry. It sparked an idea. She meandered down

All the waiting was excruciating. No one had told Root how much waiting around and holding one’s breath was involved in heisting. Someone was always doing something, but when it

“What are our options?” asked Root, her head spinning. “Limited,” said the king. “I’m so sorry,” said Vit, shaking their head. “I really thought I had it. I touched it—started

Realization settled in like a cannonball in a cannon. The four of them turned to face the king. Vit pushed the stone door, but it didn’t budge. They pressed the

“Wait!” Root’s voice cut through the room, grinding everything to a halt. Vit let go of the barrel’s latches and turned to her in confusion. Beel ceased his fretting. Azriah

Root breathed. It felt like the first real breath she’d taken in days, like gasping for air and sighing in relief all at once. “It’s a—” she began. A chorus

They ran through the tunnels. Root tensed with every step, dreaded every corner. There was no way to know what waited just ahead, what traps lay long-dormant underfoot. Azriah had

Vit pulled back the quilt of their tidily made cot in the basement of Herb and Apple and slipped under the covers. It was a nice enough B&B, even if

You might be imagining that things couldn’t possibly get worse. This is a dangerous thing to imagine, as it’s very rarely true and often seen as an impudent challenge which

The stinging in Root’s nose faded. Luckily, all of the seeds she was snorting couldn’t give her a colossal headache. She had that covered. She wiped her hand on her

They slipped past the rest of the layered walls of Urk with no more comfort and clearance than the first. Emerging into the rubble-dusted streets, they quickly noticed what about