Leifsson closed his eyes. Sif watched the poster. It remained resolutely ordinary. She looked up at Leifsson searchingly. “Is it broken?” “No,” Leifsson replied, removing his hand and rolling the paper. “I saw it.” Quickly, Sif glanced down at the … Continue reading
And we’re back. RPJ Core and RPJ Police Cops are now in beta. I’ll have a news post about that later in the week. For now, you can visit the RPJ page in the top menu to find the download … Continue reading
You may have noticed there was no story post yesterday. I’m not planning on a Friday update at this time, either, for two reasons: I’m at a key point on my Libra Cervisiae homebrew-tracking open-source project. I plan to run … Continue reading
She descended the staircase to the great hall. As usual, it was nearly empty at this hour, and the fire on the hearth had burned down to a man-sized pile of glowing embers. Einar and Lilja sat near the fire, … Continue reading
Leifsson, being an actual, experienced magiker, has a few tricks up his sleeve which the youngins don’t know yet.
Einar raised his eyebrows, but silently led them to the stairs up. As they left the great hall, he prompted, “Ansgar Leifsson said…?” Sif shook her head. “Someone’s watching,” she said, now convinced of it. “Magic, probably. Herre Leifsson was … Continue reading
Sif isn’t used to relying on other people. Her first impulse is always to go it alone.
Lilja stood. Sif stacked their dishes—she saw no reason to make the servants’ lives harder—and followed suit. Einar was playing the besieging side, the one which started at the outside of the board and had to keep the king from … Continue reading
I always try to plug tafl when it comes up in the story, because it’s an awesome game you should play. You can find a downloadable Java version at the Softworks, or play at PlayTaflOnline.com.
There was a knock at her door. She slipped a bookmark between the pages, reverentially folded the book closed, and padded over to the door. She pulled it slightly ajar and peered through the crack. Lilja stood in the corridor. … Continue reading
