Author Archives: Brandi Untz

“When I failed her, you stepped in. You saved her when I couldn’t. Thank you.” Mira folded the letter and placed it back into the hidden pocket within her traveling bag. She wiped the tear running down her face. Tara had written. The letter was short and to the point, as all Tara’s were toContinue reading “4E 204 – Family Ties”

Tara Geonette studied Lysona from outside the alchemy lab. The woman was petite, even for a Breton. Her blond hair sat in a bun, with a long, loose strand tracing her face. A functional hairstyle while she worked. Was Tara really going to do this? Sacrifice her true tastes? Yes. She’d thought on it longContinue reading “2E 592 – Sacrifice”

Tara watched Codus Varro enter Solitude through its main gate. He did not look up as he made his way into the Winking Skeever, right below her. Tara sighed and ran her hand through her hair, pushing the loose strands out of her face. Why did it have to be him? The letter with instructionsContinue reading “4E 204 – Loyalty”

Katla stood up from her crouch by the aged oak and slowly stretched. Her knees popped from being bent so long. She scanned the woods. They were as silent as they’d been when she first perched here four hours ago. Outside of a few rabbits and butterflies passing by, she seemed to be alone. Safe.Continue reading “4E 204 – Land Mines“

Tara watched her breath plume out into a cold cloud, further obscuring her view of the practice targets. The blizzard was in full swing now. When she’d first stepped out into the training yard earlier tonight, after giving up on getting any sleep, Secunda was shining in full glory. Storms came up suddenly in theContinue reading “4E 204 – Testing Mettle“

Mira cast a quick healing spell on her hands and watched the fresh blisters shrink and disappear. When was the last time she’d helped around the farm? When she was ten? Even then, she’d not really helped. She’d been a kid following Mom around the garden; the personal garden Mom maintained for the vegetables theyContinue reading “4E 203 – Mom’s Side”

Tara hiccupped and looked at the man. “Wha’d you say?” She blinked. He was out of focus, and attempting to split into two. “I think you’ve had enough to drink,” he said. The man was an Imperial, medium build, with black hair, longish, and swept back from his forehead to reveal a widow’s peak. HeContinue reading “4E 203 – The Penitus Oculatus”

Tara Geonette felt the change in the air as soon as she stepped inside the tower. Nira Hawkcroft stood near the entrance to greet her. Tara had been gone a week. She had what she needed. The stone had not been easy to come by, but she had it. Even better if she could findContinue reading “2E 591 – Catalyst“

“Tara?” Tara finished off her fourth mead. She needed to stop. She needed to get on the road. You need to stop drinking so much. She turned toward the voice, Laila’s, and immediately found herself pulled into a hug. Laila had wrapped her arms around her and pulled her close. With their height difference, LailaContinue reading “4E 203 – Two For Me, One For You”

Katla folded Tara’s letter and wiped her eyes. Oh, Tara, she thought. If only she could hold her right now. Tara had written about the fight with Norring, the new orders from Legate Rikke, and, finally, about what else had happened in Rorikstead. Not the wave she’d used to stop those twenty-five Stormcloaks soldiers. She’dContinue reading “4E 203 – Longing Urgency“