Plum Parrot

M53

Morgan groaned and sat up. He didn’t know why he was groaning - his body felt perfectly fine, and he could see that he was uninjured and his clothes undamaged. “Is this real? Did I get teleported here, or are we talking in my head or something?”

“Hmm, are we in your head or mine? Wh...

M52

Issa pulled the straps tight on Morgan’s breastplate, and he pulled up his status sheet:

Status

Name: Morgan Hall

Race: Human - Base 4

Class: Hollow Guard - Advanced

Level: 17

M51

Happy Saturday - Hope you all have a nice weekend!

“It still doesn’t feel right; it’s like the forms from my style are just fancy, sometimes inefficient versions of standard sword fighting moves.” Morgan wiped the sweat from his forehead and stretched, shaking ou...

M50

Morgan stopped before he stepped onto the stairs leading to the fourth floor. He’d asked Issa to wait for him back on the first floor, and he assumed that Ykleedra was still in the atrium. He was alone for the moment, and he wanted to pause to gather his thoughts. Was he rushing this encounter ...

O7

Olivia stood by, watching while Bronwyn set up the election on the Colony Stone. A few other people were around, but it was surprisingly quiet for the middle of the day. It seemed like most of the colonists had fallen into a routine of sorts. Some people had duties they needed to fulfill, like a ...

M49

Morgan spent the next few minutes showing Issa and Ykleedra around the tower, at least the parts he had access to. Both of his guests were impressed when they saw the atrium, but Ykleedra scurried into the thick foliage with a squeal of delight. Morgan could hear her moving through the hedges and...

M48

Morgan turned to his party and motioned for them all to stop. They’d made good time through the forest that morning, even though Ykleedra was unmounted. She had a natural knack for moving through the woods, and her long legs made it easy for her to surmount obstacles that were a bit of a challe...

B22

Bronwyn woke to the sound of stomping feet and the raspy voices of many Urghat around her. The sun was just starting to rise, and as she looked around in the morning light, she realized Urghat had surrounded her sleeping area; they had formed a circle around her and were waiting patiently. A sens...

B21

Happy Saturday, dear Patrons!

Bronwyn couldn’t help the nerves she felt as she strode down the hill toward the Urghat camp. She made sure the Underclaw ring on her bicep was in plain view and did her best to appear nonchalant. She was a good hundred yards from the firs...

O6 + M

Olivia was glad to be back in the saddle again. She hadn’t spent much time visiting Blue during their short stay in Tarn’s Crossing, and she’d missed him. More than that, she was glad to have that whole duel business behind them and to be making quick progress back toward First Landing. The...

M47

Swent moved like lightning. He drove forward, his shield held high, and punched his gladius straight at Morgan’s stomach in a thrust that was more a blur than a movement. Morgan barely had time to react; he fell back, carving his sword down in a sideways slash. Swent knocked the blade away and ...

M46

It was still dark out when Morgan heard the knock on his door. He sat up in bed. Having been awake for the last hour or so, staring at the ceiling, he wasn’t startled by the sound. He stood up and slipped on his boots - he was already dressed. He went to the door and said, “Who is it?”

M45

Morgan woke the following day with the gray light of dawn coming through the bay windows of his room. He used the washbasin next to the wardrobe to splash water on his face, banishing the grogginess of his hangover. Morgan hadn’t slept well; he’d had a lot of wine with dinner and then too muc...

B20

It was mid-morning when Bronwyn headed out the northern gates. She had packed up her belongings, stopped by Olivia’s campsite, and found that she’d already left with Morgan. She was a little sad that she didn’t get a chance to say goodbye, but she was excited for her. Going to meet a new ty...

M44

Hope you're having a good weekend :)

-Plum Parrot

“Alright, Morgan, I’ll come back to meet you and Olivia in an hour,” Issa said, squeezing Morgan around the waist. “Unless you want me to come up with you while you bathe?” she growled softly, wit...

O5

Olivia held still while the diminutive Ardeni woman measured her for the third time. She was a lovely, older woman who’d been thrilled to show Olivia the many styles of clothing that were popular in the surrounding areas. She had sketchbooks, wonderfully painted in watercolors, that depicted wo...

M43

Morgan was happy. He was so happy that he felt guilty about it. He was healthier than he’d ever been; he had new friends, a new world, and even a budding relationship with the most amazing woman he could imagine. Walking over the bridge, along the rail with Issa holding onto his arm, made him t...

O4

Olivia watched as Morgan and Issa walked away down the street. They’d agreed to meet up at the inn around dinner time then walk over to Issa’s family home for a meal. At first, Olivia had been worried about Issa’s reaction to her. She’d had a big smile when she asked who Olivia was, but t...

M42

Welcome to February, dear Patrons! Thank you to all of you that are new, and thank you to those of you who've stuck around for another month!

-Plum Parrot

More and more traffic started to pass Morgan and Olivia as they drew closer to Tarn’s Crossing. People were ge...

B19

Bronwyn stretched her neck and rubbed her temples as she left the tavern. The sun was bright in the clear sky, even this late in the afternoon, and she dearly missed her sunglasses and baseball cap as she attempted to shield her eyes with her hand. She walked down the road towards the Settlement ...

M41

Here's your bonus Saturday post! Enjoy!

Morgan, Olivia, and the Ardeni herders crested a long, gradually graded slope a few hours after midday of their third day out from the longhouse, and Morgan saw the Rill Catcher for the first time. A long, blue ribbon filled the ne...

O3 + M

Olivia winced as the Energy flowed through her channels to form the Icy Shards spell above her hand. She’d never cast so many in a row before, and she could feel her Energy running low. She couldn’t believe Morgan had dismounted and charged into the pack of boyii hounds like that. At first, i...

M40

After spending a few more hours drinking and swapping stories, the herders and Morgan and Olivia retired to the longhouse to sleep. The air was warm in the low-ceilinged building because one of the hunters had lit a central hearth earlier in the day. By now, it was down to coals, but plenty of re...

M39

Morgan was watching the Ardeni herders as they played a game that was remarkably like horseshoes. They had three stakes in a triangle outside their longhouse, and one Ardeni would stand at each stake, trying to throw loops over the other two. It seemed like there was some allowance for blocking y...

O2 + M

Olivia’s heart jumped into her throat, and she whirled around, looking for the source of the voice. A rather short, blue-skinned man stood off to her left, about twenty feet away. He held a bow with an arrow on the string but pointed it to the ground. The most striking aspect of his appearance ...

M38

Morgan and Olivia made good time traveling through the southern forest near the colony. Thousands of settlers spending the last week or more foraging and hunting in the woods nearby had created paths and scared away most of the low-level creatures that might pose a threat. That being the case, Mo...

O1 + M

Olivia walked out of the tavern and took a deep breath of the evening air. She closed her eyes and savored the slight chill that tinged the spring twilight. Someone bumped past her to get into the tavern, and she stumbled to the side. “Oh, excuse me!” Her cheeks reddened as she realized she�...

Extra Patreon Posts on Saturdays

Hello, dear Patrons! I have managed to build up a bit more of a backlog, so I'm planning to release an extra chapter to Patreon each Saturday - at least as long as my backlog persists.

Thanks for all of your support!

Cheers,

-Plum Parrot

M37

The meeting in the tavern’s backroom had been going on for a while now. It started with introductions; Morgan knew Olivia, Arthur, Bronwyn, and vaguely Dr. Kerns. He knew he’d met some of the others but was glad to hear their names again. A lady named Maria Rios represented a large group of c...

B18

Hello Patrons! Just a head's up that this post should probably have come out around M34, so it might seem out of order a bit. I'm sorry about that!

-Plum Parrot

Bronwyn jogged out of the cave, loath to be in there any longer than she needed to be. When she came out o...