David Thompson
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Bee slowly regained consciousness. She felt groggy like she had just awoken from a long nap, even though it must have only been a few moments after she passed out. The energy the ritual had taken from her was a lot more potent than she had expected. Her head pounded with a constant insistence that she not move or open her eyes. Ignoring her body's warnings, she looked around anyway. Light seared into the front of her brain as it tried to process the inputs. She had to close her lids for a second to…-
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Cliff and I navigated through the woods casually as Tanu huffed along behind us. It did seem a bit unfair how much easier this was for me than Tanu, but there wasn't much I could do about the length of his legs. For now, he would just have to bear it. We had started off at a jog, but Cliff soon figured out that wasn't going to work. Not only was the kid way slower than us, but he wasn't exactly sneaky. Occasionally he would ask Cliff a question of some sort and receive a short snuffling reply. Then his…
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Bee waited at the table as the other members of the council trickled in for their meeting. Susan was the first to come in, and she shot Bee a worried look. The spy was the only one who knew what they would be discussing today. Bee thought she would have been a lot more on board with her idea. But even after an hour of going back and forth about the benefits and risks, she was still only lukewarm. This didn't give her a lot of hope for the others. Still, she had Void on her side, and that counted for a…
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I was still reeling from Beatrice's suggestion that we intentionally bring mess makers into the castle. The very thought of it made me squirm with discomfort. The horrors! As scandalous as it first seemed though, I did see her point. Working on ridding the world of mess makers was a noble goal, and it sounded like we could give our people a safe way to gain combat experience along the way. But still, mess makers? Was it really necessary? I thought back to the dirty town just outside our valley. That was…
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Bee looked on as Susan drilled their new members hard. She might have been a more demanding teacher than even Void, though she was definitely more hands-on. Void had just let Bee do her own thing while giving the occasional instruction and acting as a safety net. Susan, though, was giving very specific instructions. They learned how to use a bow and knives mostly, and she was very particular about their technique. She couldn't say that the men were good yet. It took years to get really good with a bow.…
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Bee finally had brewed a dozen of her new acid attack potions. They weren't perfected yet, but she only had limited ingredients and vials to work with. This was the best she could do without a lot more research and testing. The once seemingly inexhaustible store of supplies the castle housed was no longer so inexhaustible. Not that they would run out any time soon, but specific items were limited, and with her teaching Maranda they were draining faster than she would have liked. Of course, there were…
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Bee felt reasonably good about leaving Tony to watch over the band of men they had just welcomed into the castle. Not that Tony would be able to fight five people close to his level, but she trusted that he would be able to tell when they were out of line. Truthfully, Void wasn't even necessary to enforce order here, even if its presence was comforting. No, herself or Susan should be enough; she just hoped no violence was necessary. By the look of them, they might have been soldiers. Maybe town guards…
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It was stressful sometimes but overall rewarding. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I tried to convey the summarized thoughts. The man nodded. "Of course, who wouldn't want to be a god? It must be awesome. Vast cosmic power and all that. Say, why do bad things happen, god?" What did he mean? "Sure, sure. Why should you care what happens to us puny mortals? Zombie plagues, no big deal right?" The man said without a hint of bitterness in his voice. Somehow I didn't feel that he really answered my…
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The five men outside of the gate looked at Bee with blank looks of confusion after her declaration. She couldn't tell if they thought she was joking or something, but she was starting to get a little insulted. A light cough brought them out of their apparent shock. She met their thoroughly confused stares with a bland smile. Internally, she was quite frustrated. There were much better ways to go about preaching than simply pointing at something and declaring it a god. How could she call herself the high…
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The report on the number of deserters was depressing. In all his time as a leader, Arthur had never had a problem with deserters en mass like this. Every commander had a few, of course. But this was well beyond the point where he could even pretend to find them all. And if they executed the ones they did catch, they would only be helping their enemies. He took small comfort in the fact that the desertions were not coming from his own men and the army. Even Caleb's city guards were holding well; of…
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