field. The banner further fields a chimera, lying on its back and pierced through by a black sword, a declaration of the Knight of Ashes' intentions -- to slay the monster responsible for the corruption of his former House while at the same time proclaiming the death of his former ...
Ensure the crime scene remains untouched—no evidence is to be disturbed." Interrogator Voss nods, his expression sharp. "I will keep watch, Inquisitor." Callista shifts her attention to her bodyguard. "Enforcer Thrace, stay by my side. Keep watch, as always." Enforcer Thrace, a ...
a loss. The mind knows but the body—the heart—is unwilling. We catch ourselves in the middle of it and recognize what’s happening but it happens again. Sometimes I want to finish dialing the number on the telephone. Today I need concrete evidence that Mom won’t answer when I call....
of a compromise.1 A rumor surfaced that one of the twelve jurors might have been bribed, but nothing was ever proven in this regard.2 The reporters called in their stories to their respective newspapers in Iowa and other parts of the country as the scene in Vinton began to settle down....
In his office, Alex begins to say that they’ve found no evidence to support what Special Branch has alleged… but she’s cut off by Jim, who asks her if she thinks this is a game. She says that she doesn’t, and Jim reminds her that Sam lost his life. He says that Sam, and...
Back at the station, the cells are filling up with the gay rights activists from earlier. An old drag queen is put in the cell with Chris, and the two just talk as normal guys do. It’s pretty funny. Alex then sweet talks Ray into swiping some cocaine from the evidence room. The ...
So on the one hand, I think that’s evidence of how richly drawn this world is. How much thought Tahir put into creating her fantasy realm. But on the other hand, for me it was like being thrown into the deep end rather than gradually easing me into the water. We Heart YA: ...