The training went well, all told. The mistakes in Fritz's stance weren't many, but they did allow definite detriments to dilute the strength of his style. There was the way he tilted his shoulders before he stabbed, it gave him away to any experie...
2025-06-19 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Lord Hightide?" The storm guard sergeant, Louisa, asked with some surprise.
"The very same," Fritz agreed arrogantly.
"Why is it always you?" She muttered under her breath.
"What was that?" Fritz asked.
"Nothing... Nothing...
2025-06-15 03:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Fritz awoke, it was to a cold plate of dinner, mashed vegetables and fried toad-man-alike on his bedside table. He'd slept right through the intruder's entrance, though he did vaguely remember waving Cassandra in and signing to leave the meal...
2025-06-12 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOn the way to the tailor, Fritz remembered his haul of Treasures from the Browncoats and told Lauren of the loot. He placed some emphasis on the staff that could conjure light and asked if she would find it useful.
"Perhaps," she said though...
2025-06-08 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post"You cheating little sneak thief," Adam growled, stepping towards Fritz menacingly. His hand gripped the hilt of his currently sheathed sword.
"I'm sure I don't know what you mean," Fritz lied, not flinching or retreating from the huge man.<...
2025-06-05 03:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostUnder the eerie quiet and clear air caused by the cover of the rainshield, Fritz faced his tutor.
Sir Needle didn't make a move, he simply held his long, thin blade at the ready, watching and waiting.
Quicksilver in hand, Fritz observe...
2025-06-01 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostFritz woke before dawn, having caught only a scant few hours of sleep. The rest was nowhere near enough to refresh him and had seemingly only worsened his aches and weariness. Still, he rose from the sheets and made his way down the stairs and tow...
2025-05-29 03:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOnce the council's surprise at Fritz's sudden appearance had worn off, the meeting began, starting with the subject of their captive.
Fritz gave his opinion, one of leniency due to her surrender and willingness to talk. It wasn't received pa...
2025-05-25 03:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFritz recast Lethargy on his captive, then he ordered one of the burlier men standing around to bind her hands and feet.
"Don't harm her, she surrendered," Fritz warned.
"I won't hurt her. I'm not some scum," the man grumbled out.
<... 2025-05-22 03:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFritz and Toby listened on as Craig blathered an explanation about how one should step on different surfaces to avoid as much slippage and sound as was possible. The imparted knowledge was rudimentary to the pair, but they didn't bother to interru...
2025-05-18 03:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post"You're late. Again," Craig growled.
The thug scowled and stabbed his daggers back into their sheaths with more than his usual aggression.
"My apologies," Fritz lied. Then he spotted an oddity.
Craig's rough face, already spatter...
2025-05-15 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Fritz woke, it was to the usual aches and pains, though not nearly as many as he had been dreading.
Blearily, he made his way across the room, it was dark. The sun had set some time before, likely some hours ago. After dressing delibera...
2025-05-11 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe after battle Council meeting dragged on into the early hours of the morning. Fritz yawned and could barely keep his eyes open. Though it had started out enlightening, he soon got lost in the names and minutiae of what happened in the day-to-da...
2025-05-08 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFritz had expected the gangs to act soon, but he didn't expect them to move quite so quickly. It had barely been six minutes since Sid had left and the timing left him suspicious, he wondered if it was a spy or simply foreknowledge. He discarded t...
2025-05-04 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFritz and his fellows made their way down to the Sunken Ring, then wove their way through its tangled streets and alleys. The rain was light, and though dawn slowly approached, it was still the deep dark of night. The gutters gurgled and the disti...
2025-05-01 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostFritz was late to his nightly meeting with Craig, but he couldn't bring himself to care much about that. The fervent, earnest hour he spent with Sid was a welcome respite from the constant stress and suffering of the demands his daily, and nightly...
2025-04-27 03:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFritz recounted parts of his night to the tutor, who listened intently, taking only a small swig from his hipflask when the King was mentioned.
"You saw him do battle?" Adam asked, sitting forward on his chair.
They were in the lounge,...
2025-04-24 03:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFritz's stomach fell when he discovered the addition to his Spire sheet. There, in his Techniques was a new entry: Python's Fangs. This was just what he was attempting to avoid, another useless Technique filling up his channels. The wind and rain ...
2025-04-20 03:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe river crashed into the Climber's Yard. The great weight of water and the swiftness of the surge swept into the horde of Toad-man-alikes being held at bay by magic and blades. The powerful waves threw the beasts backwards, into or over the wall...
2025-04-17 03:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostBlue-silver light flashed like lightning, and the night was lit up in bright contrast. From where Fritz stood he could see a great jagged fissure split the base of the Mer Spire. It was brilliant, blazing, casting stark shadows as the crack widene...
2025-04-13 03:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOver three days of intense training, Fritz barely had any time to himself and was starting to feel run ragged. Weariness assailed every waking moment, he ached all over and that pain had led him to discover new, neglected, muscles he didn't even k...
2025-04-10 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFritz was in the yard, drenched in rain and sweat, finishing the last of his laps, his legs barely wanted to follow his orders any longer.
Adam yelled some profanities over his and his team's efforts.
"You are the sorriest lot of skulg...
2025-04-06 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostKnowing he couldn't parry both the black daggers that were quickly closing on his chest, Fritz leapt a foot to the side, dodging narrowly. Craig rapidly adjusted and followed the movement, his stabbing motion swept into a series of slashes. Heedin...
2025-04-03 02:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLauren took the lead in the negotiations with the two street alchemists Ame and Naomi.
Fritz lent support where he could, though he didn't want to take too much advantage of the goodwill he'd earned for his admittedly heroic actions in the S...
2025-03-30 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFritz wandered the markets with intent, leaving his team to the acquisition of the equipment Adam had listed for them. He had quickly concluded his assistance wasn't needed and he decided to make use of his time better, mostly by engaging stall ke...
2025-03-27 02:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFritz finished the last of his laps just as Rosie started hers. He panted, recovering as more and more of his team joined in the exercise. Not for the first time, he thanked the miracle that was the Ring of Suppress Pain. It allowed him to complet...
2025-03-23 02:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Lauren was called, she stood with dignity and poise. She handed her book to the maid and instructed her to put it back by her bed. She was obeyed without hesitation. She smiled at Cass's retreating back. It occurred to her in that moment that...
2025-03-20 02:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostBert grinned and sat back in his chair, and with the small exception of his Dawn's Bond, he began to lay out his Powers in full. The fire crackled and Adam nodded with appreciation as each Ability and Passive was revealed. He didn't seem happy tha...
2025-03-16 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAdam straightened in his armchair and cleared his throat with a cough, preparing to give a lecture he'd likely given many times before. And although his breath stank of liquor, his words came or clear, if a little hoarse. "So first of all, we'll t...
2025-03-13 02:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFritz made his way to the alley mouth where Craig still lurked. The rain was heavy and the drizzlers he had escaped had moved away, so he didn't bother too much with stealth. He thought his performance had been good, having not alerted the storm g...
2025-03-09 02:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post