Events and Story

The Mouse King arrived with an entire Court of Mice. The tinny sound of tiny trumpets caught Mantis’s attention, and she walked carefully towards the royal procession, eyeing the trumpeters and drummers, the soldiers marching in step in their neatly-pressed uniforms, and the royal carriage in which a velvet-lined wallet lay inside out for the Mouse King and Mouse Prince Consort to sit upon and chat as they were pulled along by two harnessed orchid mantises. Mantis gave an excitable b...

One day, a strange effigy appeared too close to his territory. It glowed brightly in the calm of night with strings of lights that thrummed even from a distance. Made of dead grass and red decoration, it looked like a suitable sacrifice to some terrible god. Shasi and Yetzu waited as patiently as they could together for the night when flames would consume the crude recreation of a goat, when they could, from a distance, enjoy something great and terrible, and the horrible people gathering wou...

A dark shape slithered under the ice, a shadow approaching a ship. Had anyone seen her, they might have been alarmed, but as it was, they had too many other things to worry about. First, they had sailed too far north, into waters that were far too cold already, at the wrong time of year. Second, the ice had begun to form its winter shape, thick and heavy almost overnight. Some of the men came out with picks and hammers, but the progress they made was miniscule, and they were for...

In the dream, there was a dome of glass. Hooves moved as if running on the ground as the dragon glided smoothly through the air. The gleam of its nose always told it when it was too close; the glass distorted the glow and its own faint reflection, twisted, elongated in nearly the same way no matter where it approached. Its ears pinned back, and it tipped its head forward, tapped its velvet-covered antlers against the glass. The noise was soft, high, short — surely fragile, but...

The world below was cold and still. The snow gleamed in the moonlight, softly glowed save for where it was broken by countless steps, belonging to person, animal, and dragon alike. There were many places where the paths diverged, where people peeled off towards a village and where various herds went their own ways. Morrigan wasn’t quite following them, but there wasn’t much to look at tonight. There were a few clouds higher up and in the distance, and most other birds had wisely mi...

Charlie carefully led her little companion through the snow. It was heavy and had piled up high with the snow still falling. They would have to find shelter soon to rest before the snow got too bad. While she trudged through the snow with ease, her little companion was having more difficulty. They were smaller than her, only up to her shoulder and was struggling with wading through it. Desperately, either to comfort themselves or to ensure they would not be lost...

The den was warm despite the storm that raged outside. Their forest could only protect them so much but it at least blocked out most of the winter cold. If Mimas decided to poke his head out the window, he could see that their clearing did not have a hint of snow on it. Instead, their clearing would look calm and peaceful like it would in spring. Not touched at all by winter chills or angry storms. Mimas though, was not ...

Recently, Keshet had decided to pick up ice skating. After all, why shouldn’t she? She had the perfect figure for ice skating and the ice reflected all of her colors beautifully. She even matched the ice - when it looked nice anyways and reflected on sunny days - it was like she was meant for it! Why did she pick it up, well did it even really matter? After all, she was the on...

It was that time of year again. The one that needed the most help from her and she found herself to be quite busy. While her life was busy in general, somehow it became even busier once the first snow started to fall. The taste of winter and cheer was apparent and it infected everyone. Well, ...

“Look what abuelita made for you, mijita.”   Aiko poked her head out from the pile of blankets. They were warm and soft, they kept her safe from the cold. She didn’t want to leave her warm cave yet. The lights in the caravan lit up before dimming down but they didn’t turn off. Fidelia smiled and walked over before kneeling down in front of her. She smelled like safety and the lights brightened again....