The Death of Angelo – Chapter 11 – Blind With Rage
by Carmel Rechnitzer Don Constanzo Scarpa’s villa garden was overflowing with joy. Silk banners and flower wreaths danced in the joyful wind, guiding the guests below to do the same. Musicians poured heart and soul into the most raucous music ever put to ear. Hundreds...
Festival of Fools Part Four: Endurance – Chapter 10 – Blind With Rage
by Carmel Rechnitzer Endure! Daniella Dietrich repeated for the ten-thousandth time. For the ten-millionth time, maybe. Her life had always been a series of disasters, a forever slog through quicksand, a marathon of misfortune. Endure! Just like she’d survived her...
Festival of Fools Part Three: Joy – Chapter 9 – Blind With Rage
by Carmel Rechnitzer “I didn’t take myself for a bitter man,” Henri Michelet admitted to no one in particular. To the wind herself, maybe. “But I find myself as sour as the horse-piss vinegar this City calls wine.” He stood apart from his squad of Musketeers – except,...
Festival of Fools Part Two: Entrepreneurship – Chapter 8 – Blind With Rage
by Carmel Rechnitzer The average onlooker would easily guess Elisabetta Bonora for a witch. Her luscious brown hair always billowed wistfully in the wind, even if the wind wasn’t out and about. Her bangles, rings and necklace were the opposite of fashionable. Every...
Festival of Fools Part One – Chapter 7 – Blind With Rage
by Carmel Rechnitzer To all my dear citizens, each a beloved subject deserving of praise! It is my pleasure to announce that the esteemed Lady Solomonia Suboruvya and the peerless Signore Constanzo Scarpa have donated their efforts for this year’s Festival of Fools!...
A Taste of Boar – A Fisherman’s Ditty
By Carmel Rechnitzer The following is an excerpt from the writings and records of Rory Fisher, a humble bard and chronicler of the City of Five Sails: Addendum 5.17 – the Taste of Boar For once, I will keep my preamble brief. You’ve doubtless wondered, dear reader,...
Treason’s Greetings – A Fisherman’s Ditty
by Carmel Rechnitzer The following is an excerpt from the writings and records of Rory Fisher, a humble bard and chronicler of the City of Five Sails: Treason’s Greetings; an addendum to The Life and Lies of Constanzo Scarpa: a History of Five Sail’s Most...
Bedtime Stories – A Fisherman’s Ditty
The following is an excerpt from the writings and records of Rory Fisher, a humble bard and chronicler of the City of Five Sails: It is impossible to accurately discuss the Saint Terni’s Riot without acknowledging that the lead-up and aftermath of that wretched day...
Trouble Always Comes in Pairs – Chapter 6 – Blind With Rage
By Carmel Rechnitzer Horatio Lockwood had two problems - well, no, he certainly had more than two problems - but he had two big problems. Well, no, again… He had several big problems. His wound still haunted him, his gambling debts haunted him, and the jealous lovers...
The Mercy of Hounds – Chapter 5 – Blind With Rage
By Carmel Rechnitzer Fighting your own battles was a great way to die, so Odette Dubois D’Arrent made sure to never lay a direct hand on her foes. Safety first, and all. She was armored in the finest black dress Le’Empereur’s money could buy, with her usual frills and...