*** Amidst the unkempt city of many names and empires, the thud of the mount’s hooves on the cobblestone echoed in dismal proclamation...

*** June 18, 1762 ~ 23˚N, 113˚E At first light, we the crew of the Octavius shall depart from this dark land and return to the noble...

*** The sun fell in a sky succumbing to an orange blaze that threatened impending dark. Across the flat expanse of sand and brush, purple...