Jennifer Jones
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Tala and Rane rose well before sunrise, meeting up in a rarely used gazebo among the gardens of the sanctum. Mistress Petra had made a large spread of food for them, most of which was for Tala. Rane had set his Archival slate aside to critically eye the omelet that had been set before him, “This has some of my magic within it.” “Hmm?” Tala glanced his way, distracted by what her expanded sight had been showing her within Kit, and her still increasing mental enhancement. She felt like it was…-
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Tala felt rather content as she and Rane happily bid goodbyes to Lyn and Kannis at Lyn’s house in Bandfast. The trip back had been wholly uneventful. No caravans in distress, needing their interference or otherwise. No magical monsters posturing or attempting to waylay them along the way. It was simply a peaceful run through the wilderness from shortly after sunrise to quite a bit after sundown. But now their time with their friends was drawing to a close. Lyn and Kannis had to prepare for work in…
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Hello, all! This is an announcement to let you know that Ko-fi is live for monthly subscriptions!!! Currently 22 chapters ahead!🥳 That’s almost 2 months of chapters, not even counting the 11 bonus chapters! 😉 Patreon takes 8% while Ko-fi takes a small, flat fee. Thus, through Ko-fi, more of the support will add to the MM coffers and Terry Jerky Fund. 🥳 Ko-fi supporters will get their content via read-only Google docs, linked through Ko-fi. (At the moment, I cannot post the chapter text…
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Tala regarded Fannas curiously, uncertain as to how Master Grediv would proceed. There was a beat of silence as Rane, Artia, and Tala stood back, watching the scene unfold almost as if it were a play. Kannis stood nearly directly beside the counter upon which Fannas stood, Lyn behind her to the right, and Master Grediv across from her. All eyes were focused on the little, dwarfishly-proportioned, silver man. The Paragon sighed. “With the magic that creates connections removed, it shouldn’t be any…
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Tala was curious to see what the little bear would do, given the incredibly complex magics that she could see bundled into it. Thus, she watched with anticipation as Kannis addressed the little artifact. The mageling seemed resolute as she held the item, but Tala could still detect a note of uncertainty. What they knew of the artifact implied sapience, and while that was expected in powerful arcanous creatures like Terry, and virtually all magical creatures, it was rare in objects outside of forbidden…
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Tala and her friends settled into their seats as Rane began the playback of Master Foclair’s long-ago fight with a wolf-man. As the record was shown, they were The region displayed was a bit more heavily wooded than that around Alefast, but it clearly wasn’t a forest city. The man himself, Master Foclair, wore quite plain clothing, if nicely made. The style was a bit odd, but that was to be expected. Honestly, Tala thought the clothing was much more similar to what she was used to than she’d…
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Tala blinked a few times as Rane came over, the final servant heading off toward the kitchens. “Tala? You seem really distracted.” She grunted, “Alat is using a lot of my brainpower to parse our new, more extreme and extensive perspectives. We’re maintaining sixteen aspect mirrored perspectives, and it’s really hard to keep everything parsed. I’m used to only having four going at any given time, and the extras are rather draining.” “Could you… stop mirroring some? Maybe work up to that…
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Tala, Lyn, Kannis, and Rane all stood, looking down on Alefast for a few long minutes, the two travelers taking in all their surroundings including the edifice of the mountains a good ways behind them. Tala had made the remaining bloodstars that she needed to fill out a set of eight for each starward and stoneward of herself, and Alat was struggling mightily to process the flood of perspectives as they came in. It was a mess of sensory experiences, but the alternate interface was at the very least keeping…
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Tala and Rane stood in the pleasantly chilly, winter air after knocking on Lyn’s front door. “One moment!” Lyn called from inside, her voice easy to hear for their enhanced ears. Tala’s aura—just like all Archons’—extended stoneward and starward, even if just barely. So, Tala did the now insanely obvious thing and pulled one of her bloodstars stoneward, into her aura that was there. Just like popping her head over a wall, she could suddenly see into Lyn’s house as if it were a model,…
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Tala spent the next few minutes conveying what she’d seen to Master Aman, Mistress Spiora, and Rane who had been waiting while she delved stoneward. Alat reached out to Mistress Ingrit, and the Librarian assured them that the creatures were known, and generally not dangerous. That information seemed to frustrate Mistress Spiora and Master Aman. The man shook his head ruefully, “That would have been good to know, but I suppose we’ve not only never inquired about creatures living away from our layer…
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