With a sudden movement, he yanked the purse from the stranger’s belt and shoved him away in the same motion, sending the older man sprawling. He heard the clink of coins as the mouth of the purse flew open in his hurry and spewed gold across the cold stone of the alleyway. There was no…
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PARABLE 2 – The Chess Master
The city of Anakar was on the edge of the vast desert, and from their place on the upper terrace everyone present could feel the warm wind that swept in with the dusk. Uthman the chess master wandered his gaze across the scattered pieces, touching them with his eyes and letting his mind play out…
PARABLE 1 – The Center of Everything
Near the center of the vast desert that spans the continent of Wa Madul, there is an oasis. And as the passage of time trickled through the god Freyn’s great hourglass, a town sprang up around the sweet waters. It was a desert place, a shifting sea of colorful tents and dark-skinned, sun-bronzed men and…