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Ryel 10: Six Down (rewritten)

X. Six down

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Ryel the elf maiden and Arkmar the dwarf and Elena the time tech sprinted across an open slope and then scurried from cover to cover until they began to hear sounds of chase. The pursuit grew as the three crashed through the undergrowth.

They came around a boulder like a tombstone for a giant, and Elena turned to throw a spell: Gro poj syk da. Instead of explosions or attacks of…

Ryel Chapter 9: Chaos Theory, rewritten

IX. Chaos Theory

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The Storm Queen turned slowly into a course that would take her down on the dark side of the Moon, dark in its lunar night and also, in this full moon, dark in facing away from the World. Arkmar chatted with Ferd at the helm, and walked the circuit of the deck. The captain and crew were busy about him; Ryel and Elena disappeared below with grim looks on their faces, to do a…

Ryel 8: To The Moon, rewritten

VIII. To the Moon

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The mates went about their business, the dwarf played through the combinations of the five pieces, and the wood elf, the high elf, the time tech and the sea captain frolicked below decks. Presently the sounds of frolic subsided and all Arkmar could hear was a buzzing chant—and a distant and increasing roar, as of cubic miles of water in motion. The actions of the crew too…

Ryel 7: De Profundis, rewritten

VII. De profundis

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The journey from the hill inhabited by Davalon’s ghoulish friends to the place where Davalon thought they should ascend to Upper Dream World took several days, well, several day-periods, well, it took quite a long time. Arkmar and Ryel and Davalon were accompanied by a dozen or so ghouls, who did not tire any faster than Arkmar or Ryel or the drow, but even so they had to…