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2. The case of the gates of Tartaros

I am 30 years old, and we are running. Sir Henry Haggard, our household scholar and my mentor, is surprisingly fast. He is 55 and usually library bound, but he sure can run! MacKenzie is right behind him carrying the box we took. Then follows Max, the inventor, and then Cassie and lastly me. IFortsæt læsning “2. The case of the gates of Tartaros”

1. The case of the cursed heiress

I am 30 years old and we are travelling by stagecoach to the Falsingham Estate. We are summoned by the dowager baroness Henrietta Bosby-Falsingham to help her 16 year old granddaughter, who seems to be possessed or haunted or something. There is something wrong with her, something supernatural, so we come. We are: me andFortsæt læsning “1. The case of the cursed heiress”

6. Maithair

This is fantastic! The scenery here is amazing. Everything seems wilder here, the hills more rugged, the people more fierce and the spirits much more alive. And the men wear skirts, which is a novelty. The winds blow colder too, though, and I can’t decide whether to leave before winter or hole up somewhere cozy.Fortsæt læsning “6. Maithair”

Dzemila

Dzemila is born into a nomad desert tribe with a special connection to the sprites and spirits of nature. When she is 7 years old, she and her mother are captured and sold as slaves to a wizard/alchymist. At 15 Dzemila looses her mother, and escapes from her servitude taking the wizard’s magic book andFortsæt læsning “Dzemila”

5. Wandering

I turn the key and put it in my pocket. Monsieur Longtemps has promised to look after the place while I am gone. I am still a little ambivalent about the mule. It is so unlike a camel in both appearance and temper. The only thing the two animals seem to have in common isFortsæt læsning “5. Wandering”

4. Poison

Brest is wonderful! I walk the streets in awe still after all these weeks. The life and the scents and the colors intoxicate me! The book tower fascinates me, and I’ve already spent a bit too much there on books on local herbs and minerals, and on local myths and folklore. The language comes easyFortsæt læsning “4. Poison”

3. Moving on and moving up

So, I’m moving on. I waved goodbye to him this morning, as he sailed out on the tide. He won’t be back for a week, and will find the house empty. He may be sorry to find me gone, but I’ve been here six months already. Now my bones are aching for moving on. HowFortsæt læsning “3. Moving on and moving up”

2. Invocation

I check and double check that every chalk line is correct – both the djinn’s circle and my own circle of protection. I lay the pendant in the center and exit the circle to enter my own. My eyes follow each line, each symbol again and I am confident everything is done right. I callFortsæt læsning “2. Invocation”

1. Escape

She lies so still. Even though the evening sun moved gently across her face, her eyes do not flicker. She does not roll over to a more comfortable position. And she is not just holding her breath. I have wiped the shimmer of sweat from her face and she is getting colder by the minute.Fortsæt læsning “1. Escape”

Fiona Blackwell

When we finished with Manon, Robert, Marco etc. we went on to the next generation. For a while I played Gabriel, Manons son, but playing a guy doesn’t suit me very well. Marco’s son Enrique and Robert’s 3. son Jean Luc played besides him (amongst others). I didn’t write any notes to Gabriel. Then weFortsæt læsning “Fiona Blackwell”