Rian, accompanied by his wolf-friend Saz, is on a mission. To fulfill their task, the two of them must infiltrate the most magical, the most dangerous, the most fearful fort in existence, home of the maddest and baddest magician around.

Will an invisibility spell be sufficient to protect them from sentient statues, giant bees and the aforementioned wizard? Probably not. But hey, it's all in a day's work, right? Death before dishonor! Though dishonor is looking pretty darned attractive right about now.

A short work of fantasy from our Orbits line.

Prince Vayel has a lover's spat the month before his wedding, so he flees to his old friend and teacher, Cala Greyraven, for advice and support. His betrothed isn't standing for this; she follows him, finds him and confronts him, demanding an explanation. But is it too late to overcome their problems?

Friends are our dearest possessions and should be held close, always. But what about enemies? Isn't it safer to hold them even closer, if only purely in self-defense? Vayel finds out that sometimes the hardest thing is to tell friend from foe.

A short story from our Orbits sci-fi/fantasy line.