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Matt Brown

7 days ago
10 min

Outcast Part 8 (Final)

Garron struggles to find the truth. But will Eleesa and Uxalen's words sway him enough to act?

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Matt Brown

Jun 29
9 min

Outcast (Part Seven)

Uxalen is made an offer and Garron's faith is tested.

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Matt Brown

Jun 15
8 min

Outcast (Part Six)

Uxalen, we’re running out of time.

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Matt Brown

Jun 8
9 min

Outcast (Part Five)

Saetrum sat back in his chair, arms propped, his hands folded, and chin resting on them. The crowd was full of vitality. Their shouts and...

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Matt Brown

Jun 1
8 min

Outcast (Part Four)

The smell of urine was the first thing to assault her nose. The sound of chittering rats was the second. Both pulled away the fog in her ...

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Matt Brown

May 25
7 min

Outcast (Part Three)

“A thief you say?” Garron asked. “Yes, Inquisitor,” the centurion replied. “We were attempting to apprehend her once the merchant identif...

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Matt Brown

May 16
5 min

Outcast (Part Two)

Eleesa winced, clenched her right hand, feeling the boomer in it. She froze. Scriv! What was the count?

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Matt Brown

May 11
14 min

Outcast (Part One)

Cassius smiled in response to the thunderous roar of the spectators above him. Their shouts reverberating through the coliseum’s masonry,...

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Matt Brown

May 4
11 min

A Raven's Dance (Conclusion)

Part 5 Leif trembled, soaking in the warmth of Lenella’s naked body pressing against him. He closed his eyes, absorbing it into himself, ...

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Matt Brown

Apr 27
15 min

A Raven's Dance (Part Four)

'Poor, poor, Shaylin,' he thought after his gaze met with Somasa’s on the ground. 'You should have left things alone.'

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Matt Brown

Apr 20
13 min

A Raven's Dance (Part Three)

It’s almost time. We’ll be leaving this land soon. Talyn turned his head, looking at Lief over his shoulder. He wasn’t saying much, but f...

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Matt Brown

Apr 15
23 min

A Raven's Dance (Part Two)

Leif took another drink, eyeing the snowfall through the inn’s window. The Grey Beard was one of the more prominent inns in Gruiner. Tavr...

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Matt Brown

Apr 8
21 min

A Raven's Dance (Part One)

“Yes, Lief, I do,” Talyn said, his tone hinting at humor. “Words are one of life’s few pleasures. Words contain power.”

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Matt Brown

Mar 30
10 min

Chapter 68

It was chaos. Bands of goblins were on a rampage, attacking every Bear, and the few Blades patrolling the outskirts, they encountered. Ma...

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Matt Brown

Mar 23
10 min

Chapter 67

From the tower at the keep, Volkin stared out into the city. The sounds of battle reaching his sensitive ears. The tribes, though small i...

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Matt Brown

Mar 16
9 min

Chapter 66

Jormund gripped the pommel of Haut’s saddle with his right hand, his sword arm angled low. The storm was intensifying, the fog limiting v...

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Matt Brown

Mar 13
11 min

The Drowned

Some mysteries are best left alone

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Matt Brown

Mar 9
8 min

Chapter 65

"I expected more from you Arald."

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Matt Brown

Mar 2
8 min

Chapter 64

“Truth?” he scoffed. “What is truth, inquisitor? An inane word for those who think they know better than us lowborn nothings!"

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Matt Brown

Feb 24
5 min

Chapter 63

They were so stubborn! She glanced over her shoulder and glared. Neither man seemed to care, one of them even copped a partial grin! Frey...

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