Hawthorn, a vibrant yet standoffish young woman has met life every way she could. Having traveled across the country more times than she can count, there’s nothing that brings Hawthorn down or stands in her way. Whether she’s facing rabid wolves, unhinged thieves, Elves anxious to mate, or an Orc preparing for battle, Hawthorn has seen it all and survived it too. Now it’s time for her to take on another challenge, and she’s up for the battle. Kahwen is strong, and level headed but stubborn as a bull. A high warrior of her horde, Kahwen is familiar with both battle and pain, but the heady female Orc is hardly familiar with failure, after all, failure wasn’t an option, no matter the challenge.

Follow Rook and Inara in this short story shadowing a deeper future. Learn about who they are and who they wish to be and ready yourself for a bumpy ride following the two best friends in a longer story to be titled “Where It’s Going” and its sequel “How It Ended”.