Part 1 – SFD – Something completely different He thumped his fist against the roughly carved door.  Twice, three times, four.  The thick, heavy wood seemed to swallow the sound and his effort into itself, only a dull thud coming back to his ears.  Teran felt his lips twitch and a surge of rage whispered its desire to be unleashed on the unyielding surface. Igni was a silent, still presence to his right.  As much for the other man’s sake as his own, Teran strangled the voice and punched the fury down deep into a tight, hot knot in his belly. One breath dragged into two, and then three before the…

“Lia…” I sigh and flop my head against the back of my chair.  “I can’t!” “You can.”  Sir turns another page in his book, the soft rustle grates on my nerves and I scowl.

The caked earth parted in gentle troughs beneath his touch.  He twitched his fingers, closing the marks of his presence and jerked his hand back.  Even so little effort left him numb and aching to his elbow and he could still feel the desperate hunger of the earth through his leather shoes.  He shook his hand, as if he could fling away the tingling pain like water from his fingertips, and rose, stepping back into the shadow of the rocks. *** Outside of the longhouse, he scuffed one leather sole against the smooth stone path and smirked as Cael spun, his wings snapping half open, catching the faint torchlight through…