You know the tale of Snow White. There's no need to be sold on it. But let me ask you a few somethings.Where did the magic mirror come from? Why doesn't Snow White's father seem to care that his daughter's missing? How did our princess make it through the forest without being attacked by wild animals? Did the evil queen simply forget about the huntsman that fooled her?Ah, yes. You might be one that's only watched the animation. Did you know the queen actually tried and fail...

To Understand What Is PerpetuatedLom and Terralt have been at war for as long as Er can remember, and he wants to know why. This leads him to escape his home, and travel across the ocean to a country he’s never seen, but is expected to fight.Why?If he’s going to stand against peoples he doesn’t know, Er thinks it his responsibility to find out why. After a long sea voyage, and a flashy encounter with pirates, he arrives as a traveler to the town of ...

One, a cursed Mage. The other, a lost Witch.Both Kier and Ina are running. They're running from whatever they left behind, and are looking for their own way. They want to be alone so they can search for themselves without anyone else telling them who or what they are. Kier wants to stop an "i" from becoming a "y". Ina wants to make amends for the red.But what happens when they realize that both chose the same forest to get away from everyone and everything?...

Supernatural evils lay hidden, deep in the shadows of society. Be these dangers man or beast, they will strike at unsuspecting, everyday people. What if there are no selfless wizards around when a demon steps from the alley? What if there are no supers to be found when the ancient demigod awakens? What if there is no prophesy and no chosen one to stand in the way of the dark forces? In these cases, the regular people must must courage to face the foe. The protagonists in these stories have...

Take your hand off your eyes.Ithris has lost love and life to the war with Terralt. That accursed land has taken everything he cared about, and he will never help or consider anything spawned or yielded in that horrible, detestable land.Prejudice blinds him when Er and Lorena knock on his door to ask for his help. Even though his music could save an entire town, Ithris refuses to help the Terraltan traveler.And yet, it might just be that Er’s Terral...

The Haze of Pride is ThickEr is a formidable warrior. Something the guards of Nila are not. Not even the chief guard. After helping them to subdue a group of thugs that attack Nila, Er tells the chief his guards need more training, more work.“Go about your business, fellow,” says the chief. “I’ll go about mine.”But Er has taken to heart the lessons he learned the very first day he stepped on Loman ground. People in Lom seek to help, provide, and acc...

When Your Sister's Ghost Wakes You...Well, not her ghost exactly, but her projected image.That is exactly what happens to Ithris. His sister, Sai, appears before him in the middle of the night, awakening him and asking for his help. Someone wants to hurt her, and she needs her brother’s aid to avoid harm.¿The problem? Ithris will have learn to play Terraltan music to do it. ¿And even worse? The only handy Terraltan is Er.Will Ithris be able ...

Masks Should be Removed. Not Allowed to Fall Off.Er and Neshahi finally have some time to get to know each other. And for a young couple in love who barely know each other, that can only mean trouble.Alone in the woods, sharing some peaceful time together, Neshahi bursts out with an idea, a desire she has. Unfortunately, it’s an idea that scares Er. Unable to take off the mask he has to show to every single Loman, caught off guard, Er lets his mask fall, an...

Who Are You if Your Circumstances Shape You?Neshahi was raised by two Terraltans that escaped their land, and gave birth to their daughter in Lom. Even if they did not agree with Terralt’s totalitarian ways, they saw the value of the stories in their holy scriptures. And so, they read them to Neshahi.As a full grown woman, guided by her parents’ example and the stories she read as a child, Neshahi has fought a continuous battle to be her own person, and not...

“Did a Brother and Sister Share You?”Er discovered a terrible secret about Sai in the last chapter.And Ithris lost his love, and life due to the war between Lom and Terralt. He’s been saying it for a long time now, but what Er didn’t know is that he meant to say that he’d lost two people.Er demands that Sai tell Ithris the truth of her, but she begs him not to make her do so. She’s afraid that the truth might break her brother irremediably. He’s alr...

That Spark That Ignites Our LivesThere always comes that moment of revelation or inspiration. It’s a moment in which we know and feel what our lives must become, and the choice is ours to pursue it, or leave it.For years, Neshahi has been pursuing that revelation. For years, she’s been tempted to leave it, and live the way others tell her to.Until she meets Er, that is. In him, she sees a warrior that just might be capable enough to live up to her e...

The Abandonment of Responsibility has Consequences.Has it ever happened to you that, while studying something to understand it, you end up understanding yourself better?Neshahi and Er begin their plans to found a whole new town. There, they hope to train warriors that will defend Lom, it’s people, and their freedom. And with the names Er can invoke to ask for help, it seems he and his betrothed are off to an amazing start. And this despite Er not wanting to...