Battle Hymn of the Republic

"Right." Jane rose from her seat near Eryl. "Mizz Alstad, if yer quite finished, I'll begin." She gave everyone a moment to settle before launching into her explanation. "Mizz Maelgwyn here came t' my estate this evenin cuz she has discovered the plight of our own Mr. Caxto...

"Hmm." The staff sergeant's deliberation was brief. "Fine by me. Maybe you can keep your wild child buddy in check, hm? Keep him from playing with things better left alone. And you can consider that an order. Now, gentlemen, we've got an armory full of guns and separatists. Let's get ...

Johann scratched at his headgear above his concealed right eye. "Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. What if he just keeps finding other patches of the same flower? We might just go in circles. But it's cool that he still has such a strong sense of smell!" The German cheerfully praised hi...

The planning went rather smoothly. The American's mind was an iron lockbox. If he had asked, she could have even provided basic descriptions of their features and stony attire. After the first bite of dinner, she smiled. "That's a slice o' home right there. Mom loved pork." She appreciated...

The confidence instilled by her findings in the garden overrode any dismay at leaving the study empty-handed. However flimsy Mr. Flynn's strategy may seem, it also seemed to be working. Part of her, the part that still refused to believe any magic was at work in her, didn't like that-- didn't like b...

Chuffy and Johann set off with the group. Johann kept quiet, feeling like an outsider and a fourth wheel. Or is it fifth wheel? Cars have 4. Am I just the last or an extra? Thee German pondered this for awhile until Willow exclaimed something and drew his attention. "Neat! I've never seen one o...

The rage filling Camilla as Niall ran off to recover the magical device she had just cleared to a safe distance was immeasurable. She couldn't deny that there was a good chance he was correct, but he'd also undermined the entire team's safety. She didn't notice the men of her squad taking slow steps...

Camilla charged over and punted the cube out of the alleyway. She paused just long enough to watch it land and feel certain there would be no explosion before turning to Cormac. "Good thing it was." Then she walked back to the police officer and reiterated: she was offering the services of...

Camilla curtly supplied answers before retaliating with her own. "The entire guard? Absurd. Coups are power plays for politics, religion, or abuse. So unless the entire guard is comprised of separatists or converts, you've got a bigger problem. But that's for important people to resolve. Point ...

Jane nodded, a little miffed that she hadn't had the wherewithal to hold her tongue until they'd left the lion's den. As they walked, she quietly added, "To be fair, I've got a sinking suspicion the little tourism gal already has the scent."