Jennifer Jones
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Tala felt really foolish. She’d made this massive deal about taking a break, getting away from her duties as a Defender and considering things. It had taken weeks to spin up to a reasonable time for departure, and now—less than three days into the trip—she was ready to go back. Sure, she’d like to take a day or two to study the ruins of old Manaven if she got the chance, but it honestly shouldn’t Tala shook her head. Rane glanced her way as they walked through the sparse trees. “What is…-
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Tala and Rane enjoyed a late breakfast in the center of old Marliweather. Mistress Petra had really outdone herself, with a spread of foods that catered to both Tala’s and Rane’s magics, along with a bound pig, with a quick release on its bindings. Terry had perked up at the sight of the pig, freeing it and letting it take off for a good two minutes before he vanished to pursue. Even so, Tala didn’t spend too much time thinking on Terry’s activities. That was likely due to her mind being…
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Tala, Rane, and Terry stood together at the edge of the former site of Arconaven, side by side once again beneath the stars. Rane and Terry had reached the center and stayed there for a bit while Tala and Alat recorded what was happening all around the two. They had then come back to Tala, allowing her to collect her iron along the way. At the moment, Rane was considering her with an intense gaze even while she was looking toward the north. Finally, Tala broke the momentary silence, “What is…
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Tala and Mistress clashed in a The grass was torn up, trampled, and obliterated in a wide circle, though not as large an area as might be expected, as both women were working hard either to keep from being moved, or to keep in close. Blades and walls of air were countered with tornadoes and whirlwinds of iron. The remnants scored scars across Tala’s armor that she was forced to heal. Inviolable dimensionality was bypassed—not violated—by Tala’s own dimensional variations through her soulbound…
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Tala sat cross legged in tall grass at the edge of the former city of Arconaven. Rane and Terry were almost to the center of the city. Mistress was standing fifty feet from where Tala sat, the grass swaying about her knees in the gentle breeze that danced across the unnaturally level expanse. Tala hadn’t seen Mistress since the woman had come to her ‘aid’ after Tala had been abducted by a flock of chickens. In truth, Mistress had shown up after Tala had dealt with the arcanous creatures simply to…
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Tala, Terry, and Rane walked slowly across the previous location for the city of Arconaven, Tala’s entire focus on her threefold sight, watching the scars in Reality rippling in the zeme that still buffeted and swirled through the region, even more than three decades after this city’s waning. The view was so odd in part because Tala could see the scars rending Tala held up her hand, and Terry and Rane stopped instantly. Tala focused her perception on the area behind them and paled. There was a…
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Tala set about arranging for her and Rane’s break with zeal, coming out of the fog that had plagued her for the past few weeks. For it to be truly a break, not just another item on her todo list, they decided to make it of indefinite length. It wasn’t that she actually planned to be gone for even as much as half a year, but the very idea of having a time by which she Alat masterfully arranged things with Irondale, letting them know that Tala would be away from cities for the next few weeks at the…
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Tala had a hard time breathing at the sheer magical weight of the mere The woman had caramel colored skin and vibrant violet eyes, with an iridescence to them that seemed to make the other colors throughout the cell pop in an unnatural way. Her hair was a silver that somehow spoke of youth rather than age, which made no sense to Tala. The projection of the woman seemed to not know where she was looking for a moment, but then she blinked a few times, and her soft voice vibrated the entire cell once…
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Tala stood in the atrium of yet another cell, Irondale anchored off to one side so it wouldn’t come inside with her. She hadn’t made a true opening, as the last thing she wanted was gateless wandering out into such a place, but she did specifically At least, she hoped it would; after all, she couldn’t exactly test the premise. Regardless, Irondale would be safe, even if the residents had to use the teleporter. After all, one of the things that the administrators had worked out was a ‘residence…
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Tala, Rane, and Terry sat within her sanctum, just enjoying the sunset. Tala and Rane had spent a chunk of the day—after their morning shift—participating in War Games, and they’d “I cannot believe that it took us nearly six months to overcome twenty-five mundane scenarios.” Rane huffed a laugh. “Yeah. It didn’t help that we were constantly changing sizes, body shape, and even capacities. Most of the scenarios would have been hard even without that.” Tala grimaced. “I’ll say. I…
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