A Smoldering Coal
Roy Graham
I am a battlemaiden, sworn to defend this hall. On my oath, I accept your challenge.”
“So be it. If you are in such a hurry to die, I’ll make it quick.”
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House on Emberflit Alley
Rayla Heide
The three children were still waiting by the front entrance.
“Indeed they are. Do you wish to give them a scare?” Viktor said.
A Fair Trade
Rayla Heide
...Hirin told the fortune of a witch doctor shrouded in veils, receiving a copper for her troubles.
A Well-Earned Tip
Laura Michet
Jasper was pacing back there, tugging nervously at his beard.
“Damn that man,” Jasper seethed. “The Sungold Porter? I don’t have any!
City of Iron and Glass
Graham McNeill
Wyn lifted his hands, as if trying to catch the light. Kez threw her arms around his neck and reached for the lights as well. 
Finishing Soates
Matt Dunn
He raised his voice, shouting toward the barred entrance. “Duarte!”
“Tarnold...” The woman who was not Lady Erhyn turned and looked at him with the enormity of her vast, glimmering eyes.
The Unexpected Spark
Michael Luo
The captain smirked.
Damn! Must’ve broken in the fall.
Her enemies closed in.
“Screw it!”
The Principles of Strength
Anthony Reynolds
While it may well end in both her and her brother’s capture and subsequent execution, what was that to her father? He had never cared for either of them over-much, saving his affections for his heir: Alyssa’s oldest brother, Herok. 
Monstrous
Graham McNeill
I leap through an animal enclosure, scattering the livestock as they catch my scent, and panic.
The people of the settlement don’t notice me at first.
The Man with the Steel Cane
Odin Austin Shafer
At that moment, a town guard stumbled from the entrance, his face pale and hollow.
“Her flesh, it was… It was…” He took a few steps, then collapsed to the ground in shock.
Puboe Prison Break
Matt Dunn
“They will kill me if they catch me,” I tell him.
“Who?!” He looks ready to kill at the thought of anyone harming me.
To Herd A Cat
Dana Luery Shaw
“Mauczka!” he trilled, hoping to catch her attention. He couldn’t see her on the other side of the machine.
Poetry with a Blade
Mo Xiong
Yi whirled around to see the weaponsmith standing outside the cave entrance, fingers steepled. “You just don’t know how to do it yet.”
The entrance and the gap in the cave walls slammed shut, sealing Yi inside.
Rise with Me
Dana Luery Shaw
I want to draw it, but I don’t know if I can capture its brilliance. She grabbed my hand and said—and I will never forget this, as long as I breathe—she said, “Not yet.” 
Xerath
Without rivals to the throne, Azir would be safe. When rumors of a curse arose, Xerath ensured they were never spoken again, and oft-times those who had voiced such suspicions vanished without trace. 
Aftermath
Anthony Reynolds
He was the most honorable man Xin Zhao had ever met, and he loved and respected him above all others. He was oath-sworn to protect him… and yet Xin Zhao had not been there when he was needed most.
Sai Kahleek
When Jaheje saw it, it seemed to be a giant mouth cut into the rock, vapors hissing from it menacingly. The burrow’s entrance was so large, even standing upright, he would be able to walk into it without lowering his head.
At The Edge Of The World
Ian St Martin
You saw what happened to the others, commander. The jungle—”
“Damn the jungle!’ she snapped. “It is trees and vines, insects and beasts.
The Axiomata
Daniel Couts
She opens her arms just in time to catch my collapsing form.
“It is time, my student,” she whispers as my consciousness fades.
Everything We Should Have Said
Michael Luo
Dressed in a Marrowmarkman tunic of greens and golds, Tope stands by the entrance of K’Sante’s tent, his arms crossed. Seeing his grin, K’Sante offers a half-smile in return.