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Click here"Keep in hourly contact," I instructed Benti and the two troopers. "Let the Main Gate know when you leave here for High Guard, so they know to expect you, and if you don't show, we will know to come looking for you."
"Yes, sir."
I thanked both Sublieutenant Holkatsl and Sergeant Benti for their services. Holkatsl said he would ride back to High Guard with the buses. The Type-M ChoCac and our cruiser would escort them.
As we walked out the doors into the cloudy night, I looked up to the sky. No starlight gleaming tonight. A glance at my watch added to my exhaustion. It was half-past twenty-two-hundred hours.
Getting into our vehicle, we waited for the drivers to start the buses. As they entered the street, driving in an impromptu convoy back to High Guard, Mack turned to me. "I didn't know that about your family, sir. What your girls had gone through, I mean."
Akama nodded. "It helps that we know you went through something as bad and came through it. Not all officers feel about their command like you do, sir. Would you object if we shared that with the others?"
"If it'll help, sure. And when you tell them, also tell them two things."
The last bus entered the main road back to High Guard, and we pulled onto the street to take the rear point position.
"What's that, sir?" Mack asked.
"First, that I'm proud of every one of my people. Second, the way we will succeed during tough times in the future is by all of us working together."
They smiled as they echoed the words, "Llam nuqan."
"Our families are waiting, troopers. Let's go home."
"Yes, Commander."
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- COMMENTS
firehorseukover 1 year agoTJSkywind - "I hope that gives you and some of the others who have complained about her some insight into who she is as a person and a warrior."
I think this would be better explained within the story and make the story flow better for more readers.
unctadskover 2 years agoAny chance of next episode by next seven days. You have taken too many days to come out with next chapter reducing our interest follow up trail.
Anonymousover 2 years agoJust came a checking to see if another chapter was out. Sorry to hear that you are having health issues, I hope that things improve for you and you are able to get all the support you need. Love the story so far, looking forward to new chapters .. but I'm quite happy to be as patient as necessary, no need to rush :)
TJSkywindover 2 years agoAuthorHealth issues knocked me off my feet for most of October and much of the first week of November. Plan to submit smaller chunks (4-5 pages at a time) to see if that helps speed submissions. These health issues delaying my story writing are bothering me, too.
Anonymousover 2 years agoLove your stories. While they sex scenes were interesting. I bet you could turn this into a first class novel.
Anonymousover 2 years agoYou are going tooo.. late buddy. Till now you put second one by August or September when bringing in third.
This time October comes with nothing you wuss...
TJSkywindalmost 3 years agoAuthorBard's Tale is nearly done. I had hoped to be finished last week, but I ended up in the ER with chest pains and it knocked me for a loop. Tests came back all clear, but I that night I had started a new Rx to control blood pressure. And a rare but dangerous side effect was chest pain when taking the drug.
Anyway, nearing the end of Bard's Tale part 5 (currently 165+), and have 11 pages of SG done. I am keeping busy and trying to deal with the dizziness and other things.
Avalanche2015almost 3 years agoJust re-read the story for the third time, always enjoy each re-read and notice new nuances that I have missed previously. Waiting for the next chapter with subdued excitement and wishing you the best in your treatments and recovery. Have you considered dictating the story with voice translation software and having your proof readers polish up for you while you are healing? Just a thought that might ensure we have as much of your minds creation as possible and our inquisitive appetites may be able to consume. Wish there was something I could do to assist you in your recovery but I know bodies know what is best for them and time is usually a considerable part of it. All the best in being well!
TJSkywindalmost 3 years agoAuthorOn the home stretch for Bard's Tale 05 - Westward, Ho! Aside from the travails of the Whisper Wind clan, I expect there to be some reactions to the stories of Bob, the god of eagles, and a story about a very hungry pussy. Should be finished by the end of the month, and then a return to writing the next chapter of Starlight Gleaming. Stay tuned on these Imperial news networks!
If you haven't tried Bard's Tale or some of the other Skyra stories, I encourage you to give them a try. I am currently planning a spin-off after the SG story arc wraps up. And, you will find a variety of stories among my list of favorites.
Health update
Still dealing with dizziness and as of June 1, find myself unemployed. I had no choice but to accept that because I physically have trouble doing the work and working more than a few hours at a time. My boss actually kept me on the payroll as a part-timer to help me as much as she could, so no acrimony there! Adding to the mayhem, my eyes have been acting up for the past two months. With the diabetes, the eyeballs have become enlarged, leading to bleeding near the retinas. I've been on shots to reduce the swelling for over a year, the goal is to stop the bleeding. Getting shots in the eyeball is a challenge in itself. Each series is a set of 3 shots, and I'm currently on series 6. I laugh and joke that the doctor has a degree in poking people in the eye with a sharp stick. Until this particular physical issue resolves, I can't get new lenses as the shape of the eyeball directly impacts vision correction. Overall, it's just another inconvenience, but I'm coping. Hopefully, I will convince my doctor to test me for POTS (probable source of the dizzy spells at this point). It would be nice to figure out what has been slowly destroying my body for the past six years.
Jenna Morici in her video blogging about writing observed that one of the casualties of being a writer is socializing with others. Well, COVID did a number on that so no one noticed that I was pretty much living in my cave (bedroom). Another trait of writers, she wryly overserved, is personal hygiene falls by the wayside. I laughed pretty hard when I saw that a long time ago; with the dizzy spells, sponge baths have become my friend. Make of that what you will. Laughing hysterically is fine as long as you keep it down to a dull roar. After all, we must think of the children! (wink, wink, nod, nod, say no more, say no more.)
At the present, I write until my eyes literally can't make heads or tails of what's on the monitor and give it a rest. I am working out how to cover rent (and thank you, but no, this is not a plea for money). Meantime, I blunder along. If anything, don't feel sorry for me. Rather, carpe diem. Live life fully, connect with friends and family, read racy fiction, and take no prisoners when others try to drag you down. Be kind to others. Stay safe! Slainté
Anonymousalmost 3 years agoTJ
Are you still going to write? You've been very quiet for a long time now.
TK
Anonymousalmost 3 years agoFirst let me thank you, I have been reading this story at an ever increasing rate. That being said I’m now at a quandary- you have been working on this story for 7 years, and now I have caught up to you….. as with most writers the time between your chapters has increased as the story has become more complex (not a criticism just an acknowledgment of the complexities you are working with). With all of that said I now fear I will be forced to wait months at a time to continue following this saga and I fear that will be terribly difficult.
Here’s hoping you continued to be inspired writing this epic to its conclusion.
TJSkywindabout 3 years agoAuthorDid I paint myself into a corner? No. I already know what's going to happen. You'll just have to wait until I write it down.
Since this story takes place during the end of the Pleistocene, those rabbits would be Nuralagus rex. No fuzzy tail and the long ears were shorter and narrower, but it definitely had a rabbit face. It was also as big as a medium-sized dog and ran rather than hopped. The readers will have to judge if it (the story, not the rabbit) is sufficiently awesome or not.
The US military puts a cap on time in grade but the Empire does not. As long as someone is effective at their job, why would they push him out of the Service? Promotion to general and above requires temple membership, which Ranji was never interested in.
Currently about 50 pages into Bard's Tale 5, after heavily revising the first draft.
All the best. Slainté
