Three Different Ways

Tag: Esse

  • Dream Journal: 2018-01-01

    I have had the stone for a while. Esse, once called “The Svartalf” in my earlier writings, had claimed it to be a key for entering spaces he had set aside for me. But after I successfully took the doll back from him two years ago, I interacted less and less with him until by…

  • Dream Journal: 2015-12-21.01

    Esse and I stood facing each other without speaking. I was armed and presenting to make a Minbari grin though I wore a stoic face to hide my nervousness. He remained cloaked and nearly completely hidden. The huge boulder in the middle of the petrified forest was the only witness between us.

  • Dream Journal: 2015-10-07.01

    “You’re armed.” “I hide my strength from my enemies, and show my friends what will defend them.”

  • Dream Journal: 2015-10-04.02

    My back itched. The first sign that Esse was using the doll to call me. My mouth was filled with the taste of hot iron. He was pulling me quite hard. I closed my hand and the black iron axe became a black iron war-glaive that fit perfectly in my grip. I began to involuntarily…

  • Going A Head

    I’m shuddering uncontrollably on the hard, cold surface. I see glowing markings along the top of the walls, just under the ceiling, and I recognize where I’m at. “Esse…” Cold hands rest on my shoulders. He leans over my head with his usual stony expression. “Long time no see.” He strokes my face, neck, and…

  • Dream Journal: 2013-12-25.01

    Weaver asks Esse to look over the waking Black Axe. He sends her on a mission to learn its properties the hard way by dealing with a rancid troll. 3,237 words.

  • Dream Journal: 2013-10-08.01

    Weaver reports her findings to Esse and receives a passing grade. 137 words.

  • Dream Journal: 2013-10-07.01

    Weaver asks Esse for help with a project. His price seems simple enough… 285 words.

  • A Game of War

    “What’s your game, Esse?” The mead was finally making me warm.“Game?”“You don’t dedicate resources without a payoff to be had. This is very much a Weaver problem. You don’t have to investigate.”“It is, as you say, a game.” He raised his horn. “I could use the amusement.”I rolled my eyes. “Ass.”He smiled, a genuine gesture.…

  • Dream Journal: 2013-04-20.01

    “I want you to remember what you said about Black And White thinking.” “That the absolutes I grew up with were wrong and there are no Pure Evils and no Pure Goods?” “Yes. That too.” “Which aspect did you have in mind?” Snake kissed me on the forehead and gripped my body tightly in a…