Author Archives: Brandi Untz

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“

Tara stood still and studied Legate Rikke as she read some fresh notes a soldier had brought her. Captain Torell stood on the right side of the war table, Tara in front, and Rikke behind it. They were in her commander’s tent, parked just outside Fort Sungard. Torell was standing at attention. Tara had followedContinue reading “4E 203 – New Orders“

“Leave her alone,” Tara said. She stood up from the table inside the Sheepshead Inn in Granite Hill, where she and some of the garrison were enjoying food and drinks after another day of patrols. They’d been stationed here for a few weeks, since the Battle for Fort Sungard. Captain Torell’s garrison had been assignedContinue reading “4E 203 – Discipline“

“Gentlemen! I am honored by your presence,” Tara Geonette said. She smiled widely and spread her arms in a welcoming gesture. The three mages, the members of the Order of the Black Worm, all turned and nodded at her. An Imperial and two Bretons. Tara knew Mannimarco’s influence had spread all over Tamriel at theContinue reading “2E 586 – The Speech“

Mira stared at the painting of Tara Geonette and marveled that she’d not noticed as a child it was protected by a thin magical barrier. No wonder it looked so bright, and fresh, so many centuries after it’d been painted. Then again, she’d avoided spending time at home as much as possible, even before TaraContinue reading “4E 203 – Family Traits”

Tara pulled her axe out of the chest of the dead Stormcloak. She knelt beside the Nord woman and studied her face. She reached out and gently closed her eyes. “Talos guide you,” she said. She stood and looked around the courtyard of Fort Sungard. Fighting was nearly finished. Up on the battlements, soldiers wereContinue reading “4E 203 – Choices”

“Your what?” Katla asked Mira. “Assistant,” Mira said. “It’s the perfect cover for you. No one here knows who you are, and it explains why you’re in the Synod Conclave’s library with me researching old tomes.” They were walking through the library, which, simply, was grand. Katla had to stop herself from gawking at allContinue reading “4E 203 – Coverings”