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Caladin’s Climb—Part 37
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Morph, who originally requested it. Sorry for the delay. I am in fact alive and trying to write.Back to Index | Previous | Next“Why did you think that would surprise me?” Andrea’s apparition asked. “Politicians are assholes everywhere. Thin...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 36
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Morph, who originally requested it.Back to Index | Previous | NextIn the state of heightened cognition granted to him by the crown, Caladin could even reason why he was dying while wearing it. All it took was a modification to the Torture spell to ...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 35
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Morph, who originally requested it.Back to Index | Previous | NextNo. Caladin couldn’t accept that. He couldn’t accept that anything could be indestructible. There was a weakness; he just had to find it.He flew in, swooping low and staying out ...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 34
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Morph, who originally requested it.Back to Index | Previous | Next“And the best part is,” Caladin explained to the king, “any attempt to scan it with magic to figure out how it works will automatically cause it to trigger a massive explosion ...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 33
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Morph, who originally requested it.Back to Index | Previous | NextAs it turned out, there wasn’t nearly as much Caladin could learn from the Magi as he initially thought. Her lessons on rune form grammar and stroke order were a waste of time as C...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 32
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Morph, who originally requested it.Back to Index | Previous | NextSince returning, the village was uncharacteristically quiet. Or maybe not so much quiet as everyone was avoiding Caladin. That should have bothered him after everything that had happ...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 31
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who asked for so much Caladin's Climb it took me this long to finally catch up.Back to Index | Previous | Next“Wake up,” Caladin said. He slapped Hakan on the side of the face. Not enough to hurt, just to get his attention. Hakan’...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 30
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who asked for so much Caladin's Climb I'm still working off my debt to him.Back to Index | Previous | NextCaladin thought that were he Hakan, he wouldn’t have told his opponent exactly what the parameters of his spell were. He had...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 29
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who asked for so much Caladin's Climb I'm still working off my debt to him.I'm counting this as the other half-chapter to match the previous one.Back to Index | Previous | NextTime Loop. Caladin had read about it once in the boo...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 28
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who asked for so much Caladin's Climb I'm still working off my debt to him.Back to Index | Previous | Next“So,” King Philipus said. “Word of warning, they may want to confirm that you are an archmage before the match.”A surg...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 27
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who asked for so much Caladin's Climb I'm still working off my debt to him.Back to Index | Previous | NextWhen Caladin saw Jenny, she was just sitting in the cage looking bored. Not the least bit upset. The only change was that her ...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 26
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who asked for so much Caladin's Climb I'm still working off my debt to him.I'm counting this as another half-chapter. The story demanded I stop early and I do as the story commands.Back to Index | Previous | NextKing Philipus le...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 25
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who asked for so much Caladin's Climb I'm still working off my debt to him.Back to Index | Previous | NextCaladin’s magic took a minimum amount of concentration. Concentration he wasn’t able to achieve while lightning jolts of p...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 24
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who asked for so much Caladin's Climb I'm still working off my debt to him.Back to Index | Previous | NextCaladin had been expecting some kind of building, fortress or reception area. Instead, when he teleported into Setsya, he arri...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 23
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who asked for so much Caladin's Climb I'm still working off my debt to him.Back to Index | Previous | NextThey had siege equipment this time. Large mobile towers and other weapons of war. Tools as big as houses designed to enhance t...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 22
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who enjoyed Caladin's Climb so much he demanded more.Back to Index | Previous Part | Next PartCaladin felt like he was turning inside out. He was light-headed. “Did you, umm…” he trailed off, not really sure how to respond. It was...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 21
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who enjoyed Caladin's Climb so much he demanded more. I'm considering this the back half of the previous chapter despite the break.Back to Index | Previous Part | Next Part“Caladin? Cally, wake up!” someone said. It was a voice ...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 20
Sorry for the delayed release. A lot on my plate these last weeks. I'm struggling to keep up. I made the decision to split this chapter in half. I hope you will understand why, when you see where it ends.Once again, this chapter (and the 2nd half that will follow) was brought to you by the Tuan&...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 19
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who enjoyed Caladin's Climb so much he demanded more.Back to Index | Previous Part | Next PartOneiromancy magic was odd, but it had a few advantages over other harmonics. The ability to attack someone from the dream world was one of the...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 18
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who enjoyed Caladin's Climb so much he demanded more.Back to Index | Previous Part | Next PartBrorn waved his arms at the enemy soldiers, and his wall of darkness rushed forward. They continued to pepper spells at the darkness, but it s...
Where we go from here: My next writing project.
Index | Circle of TrustHello readers.A few housekeeping things to mention first.Despite delivering the last 4 chapters of Wizard Trials this month and following that up with 41k published words of my ongoing side story, Caladin's Climb, (making this month the busiest of the Wizard Tournament arc...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 17
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who enjoyed Caladin's Climb so much he demanded more.Back to Index | Previous Part | Next PartCaladin was devastated by what he’d done. There just wasn’t anything he could do to fix it. The damage was done; Lenny’s mind had been r...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 16
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who enjoyed Caladin's Climb so much he demanded more.Back to Index | Previous Part | Next Part“I don’t think I understand,” Lenny said. “Why do we need to go after this Philipus Haedril again?”“Because he’s the one that ha...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 15
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who enjoyed Caladin's Climb so much he demanded more. Well, here you go, Ushwin. The longest CC chapter yet!Back to Index | Previous Part | Next PartSo if I’m understandin’ this right, Lenny sent to Caladin through their mental link...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 14
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Morph, who originally requested a story about Archmage Caladin.Back to Index | Previous Part | Next PartLenny gave Caladin a quick nod, then ran into the houseboat, through the door, and came out on the other side. He jumped down onto the wet shore...
Caladin’s Climb—Part 13
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who also wanted more of Caladin's Climb.Back to Index | Previous Part | Next PartCaladin surveyed their work from afar. The building was really coming along. There were already walls and a roof. He walked back inside the empty frame to ...
Caladin’s Climb—Part Twelve
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Morph, who originally requested a story about Archmage Caladin.Back to Index | Previous Part | Next Part“Well, that settles it then,” Lenny said. “There is officially no trail left.”Caladin surveyed the burnt patch of forest before him. It ...
Caladin’s Climb—Part Eleven
This story was brought to you by the Tuan'diath Ushwin, who also wanted more of Caladin's Climb.Back to Index | Previous Part | Next PartCaladin blanched. He didn’t have a response prepared for Brorn’s question. He’d not expected to be caught out so soon. Sure, he hadn’t actually don...
Wizard Trials: Epilogue
Index | Previous ChapterDraevin found himself floating weightlessly on some kind of cloud, his essence enveloped in a comforting warmth. He had no body. He was free of the aches and worries that had plagued him in life. They felt distant and meaningless, like the—“Hey! Wake up already, you big b...
Wizard Trials: Chapter 159
Index | Previous Chapter | Next Chapter“I know what I have to do,” Draevin said.“Be careful,” Tenna implored. “You aren’t going to be able to tap into any other sources of mana like last time.”“I know,” Draevin said. “Hopefully I won’t need them.” He floated up into the air. ...
