Anko turned a sympathetic look at the boy. "I'm sorry . . . would you like me to teach you the technique? It's not that hard, really, but it takes some...
Nariol clasped his hands together in front of his face, index fingers extended upward. "Mi hitsuji saru i uma tora," he chanted quietly at first, then...
For a moment, it seemed as if Mahja was completely engulfed in the flame. "You know, the thing about a weapon is," a voice came from behind Nariol, "you have...
Nariol grunted in pain as he stumbled forward, falling against one of the crates on the deck. Glaring back over his shoulder at Mahja, he clenched his hand,...
Mahja merely waved a hand, with a casual, almost arrogant movement, blowing the flames back toward their origin. "Too soft, too soft," Mahja said calmly,...
The mage grinned wickedly as he watched the flames turn back and flicker out, while the blades they had concealed continued their flight towards the demon....
Mahja's response was to close his eyes, smiling slightly. The pole in his hand crackled with energy as he swept it around, swatting the weapons out of the...
Ranewen looked down the perfectly straight shaft of her arrow. She wouldn't waste this arrow. Unnoticed, she drew the shaft back along the bowstring, aiming...
Deo sighed. 'Damn, things were getting interesting. Finally...' He pawed through a costume trunk, hunting for what he needed. He changed his pants in the...
"Mum does, but!" Nin added that last before Koshu could jump on him- "she's gone back to Kiridia. Mines, you know, can't leave 'em. Hey... she's warm!" This...
[[I'm very warm,]] she agreed with a happy rumble. [[And furry. And cute. And pettable. Don't you agree?]] Koshu sighed in disappointment. Kaso rolled his...
Riko yelped as he was thrown into the air by the magical backlash, making a rough landing. Feeling a bit bruised and battered, he checked himself over for...
At Riko's words, Altair twitched a bit and turned somewhat red. "Mornin', Riko." He glared at the fire, silently urging it to burn faster, but the flames just...
"Fin. A. Ly," Amano growled, deliberately accenting the syllables, and flounced backstage. "Places, everyone! We'll start from Kuro's last two lines this...
Dreor did as Kuro suggested, finding a place to sit on the ground that wasn't too muddy or icy and would allow her a decent view of the stage. The flizzards...
Mika stared at Audra in amazement. "Are you sure your going to eat all that? That's an awful lot for one person," she said in an awed voice. The waitress...
"Once you've had my cooking, you'll realize just how good simple can be," Arie said with a smile. She looked surprised when Gheran offered his hand. "Uh,...
Tiai was awakened from a deep sleep as the music in her head snapped back into harmony, although it was still very weak. As long as she had waited for this,...
"I think," Nin said in a particularly slow and carefully thoughtful voice, "that I'll turn that offer of, er, tree-climbing lessons down, thanks. I get by just...
"Er, yes," Nin muttered at Liish. "Very... things. Jorsha. Wanderer smith. D'you do swords? Da's been looking for someone who can smith a good one of the 'old...
Lashayla waved the feather duster, giving her a little jiggle inside her bodice. "You'd think he would know by now you don't wish to be courted by him, but...
Hamza churruped at Altair, softly. ^Dima says she's on her way. And I say she likes you.^ He snuffled up at his face. ^She'll never say she likes you. She...
Rynalai had been backstage, on one side, overseeing scene changes, when she was distracted by a painful-sounding 'rrriiip' and crash onstage. For a second,...
The lethargic smith poked his head back in, now minus a towel, and ducked a blow from Jirdan. "I don't, no. Maybe you should have a word with Master Iare...
Kynisha groaned softly as Zohar moved her. The gentle spiral down into darkness was instantly halted and with dizzying suddenness she felt her consciousness...
Kaso's eyes lit up at the mention of books. He accepted them eagerly, flipping through them. "Oh, a Zumdahl! I've heard good things about him. Oh, I saw...
"FOR GODS' SAKES!" Amano howled, getting nearly as angry as Rynalai. "Lashayla, I swear, one more screw-up like that and I'll.... I'll.... I'll replace you...
... "Mmm...down home cooking...sounds nice. I could probably provide you with a few recepies, though I don't know what they'd be worth since I have no clue ...
Aneirin ignored the sprite/pixie thing until she got hung up in his shirttails. He gently picked the tiny creature up, but was distracted by Riitalla’s...
Voleta led Mathis and his burden into the Healer Hall where she directed him to a room with a flat bed and a basin of prepared water and a fire, as she called...