Cryptic Walls

When nineteen-year-old Cannan took a job as a private piano tutor, he wasn’t quite expecting to get entangled in a...

This is not the sort of first day I imagined for my new job. But then, going to work at...

What if there is some fortune waiting to be discovered inside the walls of the mansion? If I can sneak...

A door swings open from the far side of the room. It’s the doctor, face unreadable, white coat flowing out...

Lunch long gone, Austin kicks his feet back up on the chair. “So, are you gonna look for the dragon’s...

For once, I actually want to listen to what Austin has to say. So as I make the drive outside...

Could this be it? Might we, tonight, find the—as Austin said it—dragon’s horde? All of my troubles might end before...

What should I say to her? So much has happened since I left. Will she approve of me trying to...

Now that my overwhelming worries are largely quieted by a night of thinking and praying, the reality of paying for...

Worries pop up. Is it wise to enter the mansion without a clear plan? We don’t even know what we’re...

A hall of dirt, supported by wooden beams on the side, stretches a dozen yards forward and fades into darkness....

The room we stumbled upon appears to be a common room, filled with a few plush chairs and lit by...

Now, both Austin and I stare at the floor, unsure of what to do. The servants and Mr. Hawksley stand...

Blinking several times, Austin stares at me, then at the floor, then out the window. “If you really want to...