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Tanoria Time Jumper
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Chapter One
**The caged village of the Celestari sits on the top of a massive tower centered in the Great Lake**
Through the thinning line of trees, a long yellow coat brushed the branches like a streak of sunlight. The forest near the village border had always seemed stranger than the rest, the trunks of the trees packed close together like tall guards keeping the worst of the wind from barging in. Rain had battered the village for days, hard enough to turn every path to brown soup, but the wind that followed had been fiercer still, scouring the ground and now cracked beneath Tia’s boots and stirred dust.
Sharp cracks of wooden swords striking one another snapped her out of her focus. She slowed, slipping between two narrow trunks until the clearing opened before her. A group of boys and girls were grouped in the open space in a pretend battle. They stood scattered across the dry ground, brandishing wooden swords as if the fate of Tanoria was left up to them. Dust puffed around them. One boy had a leaf stuck in his hair and appeared far too proud of it.
“One more strike and you’re finished!” a boy shouted with a lisp, lunging forward with all the confidence of a seasoned warrior and none of the skill.
Another girl ducked, spinning away with a grin. “You missed. Again!”
Tia folded her arms, watching for a moment as they clashed and stumbled over one another, their boots kicking up dust from the dry ground.
“Finished?” She asked and then teased, “that was terrifying. I’m sure every dragon in Tanoria is trembling.” She picked up a fake sword and crouched down swinging her sword in a wide circle and said, “You wouldn’t last five seconds if a real fight finds you out here.”
A few of them turned slowly, their expressions shifting from excitement to something closer to guilt. One of the younger boys lowered his stick, though he didn’t drop it completely. A few lowered their wooden swords, others tried to hide them behind their backs, which might have worked better if the swords had not been longer than their legs.
“We’re practicing,” he said, lifting his chin.
“Practicing what?” Tia asked, stepping into the clearing. “How to get bruises and how to get lost?”
A few snickers slipped through the group.
“It’s not that far,” A girl with tangled braids wrinkled her nose, pointing vaguely toward the trees to the village.
Tia glanced past them, to the barely visible line where the trees thinned.
“It’s far enough,” she said. “You know better than to be this close to the border of the cage.”
The youngest among them shifted from foot to foot. “We didn’t go past all the trees.”
“Not yet,” Tia replied. As if the cage itself had been listening, the wind stirred. A faint metallic hum trembled through the bars circling the village.
The children’s eyes widened and some of the younger ones stepped closer to the older kids.
The sound they heard was a sound that carried through the village several times a day, but here in the fading light, in the trees, the sound stirred a discord within each of the children. It made the smallest children edge toward the older ones; wooden swords clutched to their chests.
Tia stepped closer to the group, lowering her voice just enough to sound eerie, “When the light fades, things move differently out here. Sensible warriors would not want to stay and find out what those things are.”
One of the older boys glanced toward the sky through a section of the bars of the cage and said, “I think you are wrong, warriors would stay and find out. We still have time.”
Tia followed his gaze beyond the black lace of branches. The light was already thinning, the first hint of the five moons began to rise.
“Not as much time as you think,” Tia said in a whisper. Any bravado that had remained on their faces faded fast.
Finally, a girl let out a breath and nudged one of the boys with her stick. “Come on. Before she drags us back herself.”
“I would,” Tia said, earning her a few reluctant smiles.
As they began gathering themselves, one of the younger boys lingered, looking up at her coat. “If it’s scary out here, why are you wearing such a bright coat?”
Tia glanced down at the yellow fabric, brushing a bit of dust from the sleeve.
“So, I can be found,” she answered.
His forehead wrinkled but the others were already calling, so he hurried after them. They started back toward the village in a messy cluster of chatter, wooden swords and dusty boots.
“Hey,” Tia called after them. When you get back,” she said nodding toward the center of the village, “look up to the top of the cage.”
“Why?” a boy asked.
The corner of her mouth twitched, “I’ll be waving.”
A few of them brightened at that, running ahead and their voices rising rowdily again.
Tia watched until they disappeared through the trees, the quiet settling back into place around her. She then turned her focus towards her original objective.
It did not take Tia long to reach the cage border, where the iron bars split the sky into narrow strips and the five moons gleamed beyond them. She pushed the thorny vines aside with the blade of her dagger and peered through the small tear of the cage. A cage that covered her entire village. A village that was perched atop a white marble tower. That tower jutted from the center of the Great Lake and had been there for two centuries. She had always known whoever had placed her people here had to be evil.
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Silent Orchard Rising Storm is a story about the power of our intentions and how those intentions shape not only the way we see the world, but the way that the world sees us.
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Kadara is a patient warrior who knows that her greatest weapon can never be held in her hand.
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It's finally here! Silent Orchard Rising Storm is now available from your favorite book retailer. Join Kadara at the start of her amazing journey in book 1 of Shadows Beneath the Wings.
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Torn from her quiet retirement of apple trees and market stalls by an awakened amulet, Dragonslayer Kadara cuts her way across Aros to face its greatest threat: the truth.
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Join Kadara's journey on March 17th from your favorite retailer
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A lovely review of Silent Orchard Rising Storm!
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Silent Orchard Rising Storm - March 17th
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#PennedPossibilities 909 -What advice would your MC give to their younger self?
Roxane would tell herself that Olympos isn't worth falling in love with. He doesn't care about her, just her status as a potential daughter of Hades. Also her dad isn't as bad as she thought
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Add a new treasure to your book hoard on March 17th.
Silent Orchard Rising Storm - Book 1 of the Shadows Beneath the Wings series.
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Silent Orchard Rising Storm Cover Updated!
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When her mentor’s amulet calls her back to battle, former dragonslayer Kadara is swept into a brewing storm that pits kingdoms, wizards, and dragons against each other.
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The ARC for Silent Orchard Rising Storm is available on NetGalley for the month of January.
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When the day fades and the sun finds cause to lay its head on the horizon, Kadara leaves the road and starts a fire beneath a large, wide-canopied tree.
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The Land of Aros has a rich history painted in the ebbs and flows of the torrential passage of time. Learn more at https://wakelessriverpress.com/silent-orchard/
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Discover Silent Orchard Rising Storm, a sweeping fantasy where fierce magic, mythic dragons, and found-family camaraderie collide. If you love strong female leads, epic battles, and the mystery of dragons, you won’t want to miss Kadara’s story. Coming March 17, 2026.
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Tuesday, Mastodonians, the day where we say . . .
The Stalker Chronicles are out in paperback!
Currently only on Amazon, but working on Draft2Digital and as soon as they're there, I'll let you know.
A fine Christmas gift for the fantasy reader in your life!
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Silent Orchard Rising Storm.
Procrastination Art.
Kadara, the amulet, the blue sky dragon, and the broken sword.#bookstodon #WritersOfMastodon #writing #SORS #KnowYourSlayBCs #EpicFantasy #FantasyNovel #Dragons #EpicAdventure #WritingCommunity
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“As long as songs have rung from Aros, they have been the songs of battle, and the songs of battle quicken the hearts of none more than the dragons.”
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Z is for Zenith, the apex, the crown. You cut off the head and the rest will fall down.
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Y is for Yearning, a hole in your heart. The grief never ends, but the healing must start.
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There are rules, even in Aros:
Kill outside of battle only in self-defense.
Infraction means death.
A sworn knight may cross borders only with permission.
Desertion means death.
A hedge knight must complete a signed contract.
Nonfulfillment means death.
A ruler’s word is law in all their kingdom.
Transgression means death.www.wakelessriverpress.com/silent-orchard
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I finished the promo video! Had a blast making it. Have a look when you get a chance.
Learn the origin of the Land of Aros, where dragons and magic fill the air.
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W is for Waiting, through patience and will. Time tends to move fast when your mind has been stilled.
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V is for Vulnerable and exposed. A heart cannot heal if it’s constantly closed.
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U is for Unseen, vanished from sight. In luminous day or tenebrous night.
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T is for Tactics, the wisdom of war. Having numbers is nice, but a plan gives you more.
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"Traveling during the day, when the lions are resting and burrowed, is not recommended. At night, one can follow the stars. At night, the sun does not press down like broken promises. At night, though, the lions hunt."
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S is for Strength, both without and within. The war with oneself can be hardest to win.
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