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Chapter Three hundred thirty-two (Kyla)

Now that the Woodblades were officially a tribe again, and the Magmablades’ hidden den was no longer hidden, several of the pups Kyla knew were gone, while others had come from the main den. These had never really had a den-mother before, and wh...

Questions!

If you were a character in Broken Knife, and you met someone who could answer questions about Qiangde, his court, the making of the kobolds, etc, what questions would you ask? Not that I'm saying such a person exists, or that they would a...

Chapter Three hundred thirty-one (Kyla)

“-and then she went into the Luzhijia!” Kyla finished, looking from Lianhua to Yingtao. They were standing in the human hut, with no one else around, but as soon as Kyla started talking, both females became serious, and Lianhua drew s...

LR Chapter Twenty-three - To Hell and Back

Chapter Twenty-three - 

As soon as Pandy hit the ground - or rather the shrubbery - her wings vanished, which was exactly what happened in the game. Wings of Glory was a spell that took a lot of Stamina, and lasted only until the next t...

Chapter Three hundred thirty (Kyla - meanwhile)

Kyla lay on her side, staring as Mei licked her first pup, cleaning away the fluids and other things that coated its skin. It was barely larger than Kyla’s thumb, its dark eyes visible beneath fragile eyelids, and its ears and tail were barely m...

Chapter Three hundred twenty-nine

As with most of the other ‘secret’ doors Kaz had found, this one was decorated with a map. It focused on the mid-levels, and for the first time, he was able to pick out the rune for the number seven, carved from stone and painted in a rich, de...

Chapter Three hundred twenty-eight

The voice sounded like a whole tribe howling at once, with an odd echo as the last tone faded away. Kaz froze as it entered his mind, but Li was already moving, dipping her shoulder as she pushed against his back.

<Get on,> she said, &...

Chapter Three hundred twenty-seven

They checked all seven arms of the cavern, finding dragon skeletons down three of them. There were broken eggshells in several of the egg alcoves, though always in the first hundred or so down a new cavern. They didn’t find any sign of dead hatc...

Chapter Three hundred twenty-six

The pit was deep, and with the unknown binyi-thing possibly at the bottom of it, Kaz and Li didn’t dare fly down quickly. Instead, Li glided as much as possible, flying in tight circles by making minute adjustments of her wings, then fl...

Pandy in a dress!

Still working on those images, but I'm using this one on Royal Road to try to get more people interested in Lucky Rabbit, so you get it first!

LR Chapter Twenty-two - Surprise!

As soon as the front door opened, Pandy could hear the subdued murmur of many voices coming from the dining room. This room was usually only used for dinner, with breakfast, lunch, or tea taken in the conservatory or outside in the garden. Geraldi...

Chapter Two hundred twenty-five

They were out of paints and charcoal, and the wall was less than half done. Still, it was enough to see the outline of several winged xiyi figures, and bring out details of the rectangles behind them, which were easily recognizable o...

Author introspection

When I first write these chapters, I really am focused on getting the story down. I won't say it's like a fully-fleshed outline, because it's definitely more than that, but there's a lot  going on, and I want to make sure the st...

Chapter Three hundred twenty-four

There were a surprising number of rooms in the first two towers, so it took a while to explore. In the process, Kaz realized that someone had indeed lived here, or at least planned to do so. Most of the towers were taken up with small rooms contai...

Chapter Three hundred twenty-three (Kyla)

There were so many kobolds crammed into the cavern that Kyla couldn’t even count them all, and every one of them was looking at her. Well, that might have been a bit of an exaggeration, but not much of one, and while Kyla used to think everyone ...

Chapter Three hundred twenty-two (Kyla)

The howl was about to begin, and Kyla’s stomach felt like she’d swallowed a dozen jiyun grubs without chewing. Not only was this the first howl she’d ever attended that was for her, but Ija had solemnly informed her th...

I have totally not been working on this instead of writing...

LR Chapter Twenty-one - Secret Parties

The next week passed with no sign of Lian’s return. Thaniel asked about his brother every day at breakfast, but the answer was always a soft, understanding smile and the words, “You’ll be the first to know when we hear anything.” Soon enou...

Chapter Three hundred twenty-one

“The Dragon?” Kaz repeated, while Li turned her gaze on the core before them with sudden interest.

Heishe sighed, nudging the silent core with her nose almost as if she expected it to wake and speak to her. It didn’t, of course, but sh...

Chapter Three hundred twenty

The wall twisted, but unlike the other hidden doors Kaz had found in the mountain, this one carried the floor with it as well. Stone ground against stone as what seemed like half the cavern dropped into a pit, making Li dig her claws into Kaz’s ...

Gifting the Broken Knife!

Stuck on gift ideas? Skip the socks and give the gift of a subscription to The Broken Knife (and maybe even Lucky Rabbit!)—where stories come to life, and your loved one gets exclusive content (and your cool factor skyrock...

Chapter Three hundred nineteen

<Those are hoyi?> Li asked, staring at the horde of insects scurrying through the cavern below. They stood on the stairs that led into the hoyi nest, and from there into the mines. Kaz had told Li that the largest ki-c...

Chapter Three hundred eighteen

A dozen puppies ran in circles beneath Li, barking and leaping up toward her dangling tail-tip. This was particularly amusing because not all of them were kobolds, and the tiny round-pups rolled and tumbled like fluffy toys.

Over the last da...

Chapter Three hundred seventeen (Kyla)

Kyla stared at Ija, and for the first time in a long time, she didn’t know what to say. Usually, she was ready with a story or, better yet, a distraction, but there was no talking her way out of this. She had left the mountain without telling an...

LR Chapter Twenty - Détente

<Minor Heal. Minor Heal. Minor Heal. Min->

Casting of Minor Heal successful. 5.26% experience gained towards next level.

You have no Mana. Using Life Force instead.

Healed Pandora f...