Battle Hymn of the Republic

Willow spent much of the walk to the edge of the forest considering how she felt about the absence of her smallfolk. For much of her journey she had been thinking of how to distance herself from the quirky characters, and then in turn how to protect them once they inevitably followed her into ...

“Yup, that’s the plan. I am, as the kids say, locked in. It’d be kind of a bummer to come all this way just to say Nah, on second thought, I’ll pass, later bruv ,” Willow gave a cheeky smile to Creative, Clever, and Eryl in turn. Within the expression familiar to the Brit’s face and tone was a ...

Willow couldn’t help but give some light yet appreciative applause following Noble’s display. Just a moment prior she had been ready to lay into the spriggans once more, but Noble understood the assignment and showed them what he was worth. So, she politely clapped. Looking to her shoulder following ...

“Right?!” Willow emphatically agreed and turned to look at Eryl. “For being super smart he can be a bit of a melt.”

Turning back to Noble, Willow serioused up again.

“I know this is a big ask; probably one of the biggest asks, but I can’t in good conscience leave the spriggans alone. I… I might… I ...

“Adorable,” Willow remarked as she watched the chibis. It brought her a bit a joy amid some unfortunate news. She had figured the mobilization would be too sudden for other races, except maybe the odinkine, but they weren’t all as rakish as Bjorn; so the hopes of air support was null. “Don’t s’pose ...

Were it not for the grace of Pewter Willow likely would have passed out of the sheer sensation of her brain splintering. Swallowing hard, the Brit fought off a wave of nausea as she righted herself. Her eyes were shut with a distinct amount of force as her brain space reconvened, and so she felt a ...

Descending in time with her relieved exhale, Willow reduced the burn on Mithril before turning back to her companions. Briefly she pulled her coat over her eyes as she dropped the burn on Steel, which made the Mesh pull in and settle back onto her clothes. As she rejoined her companions she listened ...

While expected, this had been a request Willow had been hoping wouldn’t come up. She was completely… well, mostly… confident that her allomantic abilities bolstered by baseline skill improvement would give her an edge in a showdown with Vengeance. That said, allomancy was a particularly flashy type ...

“We start canvasing. Prioritize private residences, and if need be we hit the market and the pub. It will be easier to get people to talk at the pub, but it will be mostly gossip; private residences will be more inclined to share structured information if we can find the folks willing to talk to ...

“Carrie and I communicate,” Ruarc answered simply without hesitation. “When there are issues or concerns, we talk about them. Now, a note of caution, both you and Willow are teenagers and might not necessarily be in the same mind set for a relationship. Not saying to do anything drastic, but just be ...