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Vivainne and the Blue Knight

In the forest where roads were few and time seemed to slow to stop, there were many and various adventures to be found. Some were mysterious and inexplicable, some were long and tortuous, and some were terrifying and deadly. There was often little to be gained for the wandering knight except honour and regard andContinueContinue reading “Vivainne and the Blue Knight”

Greta and the Wind

When Greta was sixteen and looked out upon the world, she saw the same chickens and trees as the day before, the same parents called her to her duties and the same bed and bedroom defined her world. When her duties were done and the same group of her companions came to visit and theContinueContinue reading “Greta and the Wind”

The Brave Tale of Sally Swift

When Sally Swift was young and cared not for the worries of those of greater years, she spent her days lost in the hills above the small village in which she was born. She followed the herd of sheep, of a type sometime called mouflon, in her care, at times allowing them to lead herContinueContinue reading “The Brave Tale of Sally Swift”

Fear of the Dark from the Milles Peurs D’Ulric Petit

In those times it was thought that the world of imagination could be brought to bear on the quality of the mind’s interaction with things of a worldly nature. Children were encouraged to flex their mental muscles as much as possible and the strength of their imagination was valued as equal to the that ofContinueContinue reading “Fear of the Dark from the Milles Peurs D’Ulric Petit”

Vivainne’s Dream- The Fox and The Mice

Vivainne Desegur, Knight Exemplar and Guardian of the Cave rode through the forest, seeking out adventure. As the night came she happened on a well which did show in a clearing there. Knowing of no safe stronghold thereby she did take off her armour and sleep quiet by the well as she had travelled farContinueContinue reading “Vivainne’s Dream- The Fox and The Mice”

The Beasts Under the Bed from Les Milles Peurs D’Ulric Petit

As Ulric lay awake on his pallet and sought to sleep, came there sounds to him that may be far away or maybe under his bed near. In his waking mind he did make the noises into the scratching and pattering of many feet, some with claws and others cloven and yet others slithering asContinueContinue reading “The Beasts Under the Bed from Les Milles Peurs D’Ulric Petit”

The Spoon in the Stone – Illustrated

The Followers of the Spoon were are rag-tag group of misfits, miscreants and lost souls who believed that the Spoon from the Stone would change their lives forever. It was the Road Mender’s Wife who had sowed the seeds of the legend of the Spoon in the Stone and it was only she who knewContinueContinue reading “The Spoon in the Stone – Illustrated”

Fear of the Other from Les Milles Peurs D’Uldric Petit

In this Famous tale the eponymous Ulric comes face to face with his fear of people from outside his world. He faces his assumption that all unknown people are monsters of evil intent whose only agenda is to harm him and his family and steal away whatever they see. Discovering instead that travellers, adrift onContinueContinue reading “Fear of the Other from Les Milles Peurs D’Uldric Petit”

Veracity’s Quest for Truth – Illustrated

Veracity’s set out one morning, full of hope, having been told to follow the Path of Discovery if she was intent on clearly understanding the Truth. On her journey she encounters the Facts surrounded by the Fog of Deception, the Queen of Clarity in her Fortress of Perception and comes to recognise herself in theContinueContinue reading “Veracity’s Quest for Truth – Illustrated”

The Tale of the Golden Snail – Illustrated

This is a page taken from the Tale of the Golden Snail. Although the tale relates the debunking of the myth that there was such a thing as a solid gold snail, the festival of the Golden Snail or the Fiesta Del Caracol Dorado is still held in some remote regions to this day. ThisContinueContinue reading “The Tale of the Golden Snail – Illustrated”