This is a reading from part of the novel and fantasy world I am still developing with the working title “Couriant and the Waking.” Here the great conflict against the Black Hand is nearing an end, and the Elders of the “land of uncharacteristic strength” decide to give their lives for a higher cause. (The music track is called “Hero’s Fall” and is used under license from Mattia Cupelli)
Couriant’s role in the conclusion of those days is not readily revealed here.
This is an inspirational artwork by “DropDeadCoheed”, I believe entitled “Valkyrie.” Aside from it’s beauty, I find it an intriguing source of inspiration for a powerful queenly character in this work in progress. She is Couriant’s own Nalia. It is under her watch that the Black Hand wages war against their kingdom.
I intend to finish at least the first draft of Couriant and the Waking, possibly becoming a series, sometime in 2024.
