The Sentinels And if the house just keeps on winning

arcturus was secretly relieved maia chose life versus fantasy. truth be told, he lacked the imagination to conjure believable tales of dragons and mermaids -- but give him an hour or so, and he could fashion a short tale of hard-working wolves, and of the natural order.

"well, the way things are is often unpleasant." arcturus thought for a moment, drawing from his own life experiences. "we need an element of unhappiness. maybe our main character has a jealous or bitter sibling.. or aunt. someone who would take things from them. who is our main character?"