An order of rogues was renowned for their ability to break into the most secure of vaults and steal the most guarded of treasures. With the retirement of one of their members, the guild decided to seek a replacement. The news spread through the hidden and secret alleys, markets and lairs of the land. Hundreds of assassins, bandits, brigands, burglars, cutthroats, cutpurses, spies, thieves and tricksters came to seek their place in the group, desiring the opportunities for adventure and wealth that membership brought.
Their numbers were quickly trimmed as the guild administered brutal and cunning tests. Soon only two remained, the most capabl
Grady Cobb: Games are for Enjoying by cubicrobotos, literature
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Grady Cobb: Games are for Enjoying
If there was one advantage of having your body develop its own life and personality, it was that Grady could sleep while his body did all the work. For Buddy, well, it wasn't much of a change other than losing his perception of sight, and even then his own sense of touch and temperature had more than compensated ages ago. Having been well off so long without seeing much of anything, it was a welcome rest for him too. Plus, when he rested, he could peer in to Grady's dreams, albeit through a hazy lens.
The head was imagining himself floating through space, surrounded by vivid nebulae and glimmering stars. A breeze blew over his face, flowing