The Bright Path Podcast

Hobb and The Kettle have one final debate. Hobb keeps his promise. Featuring "Fantasy for Piano."

Something stalks Grygory the Pious in the deep forests of the north. Jonathan and Merrily are reunited at last--but everything is different. Cyrus almost reveals his cunning plan.

In Finery Valley, Basil sets new plans in motion--now assisting the White Knights. Rufus expresses his earnest desire for the biggest boomstick that money can buy, and also a pony. Two fresh armies a…

Hobb's grand tour of the King's home sparks a new revelation by Merrily, and Merrily sparks an adjustment of the First Minister's trousers. King Leeland issues Hobb an ultimatum. Hobb tries desperate…

In a shocking development, the Bright Path Podcast returns to the same characters for two weeks in a row. Cyrus, Merrily, and company finally enter Uellodon, only to find the Royal Academy off limits…

Lawyers. Huh! What are they good for? Actually, you'd be surprised. Find out in Episode 43 of The Bright Path Podcast. Also: How to have a romantic conversation whilst holding a raw sheep's liver; wh…

Sir Richard does battle with giants and gerunds, as his skills as a diplomat are tested in combat. Will the redoubtable knight embarrass his King, or open a new window in relations between man and gi…

Grygory comes face to face with a familiar demon, but notably fails to be eaten alive. King Simon deploys the only known rhyme for ‘orange’. Grygory discovers that whatever God intends, Brutus the Ob…

Queen Anne discovers unexpected allies in her confrontation with the Crown.  Jonathan sets out on a new journey.

Captain Howe makes the best of a bad situation.  Jonathan discovers just how fast he can go from elated to crushed.  Queen Anne receives an ultimatum.  Part 1 of 2.

Rufus Snugg and his friends make a new toy, but toys aren't a solution to Rufus's problems. Devi gets the latest news from home, and Daven gets a black eye for his trouble. Basil's machinations bear …

Captain Howe is evicted ceremoniously from his field tent. Judge Blackstaff presides over a courtroom duel, and his clerk does heroic duty. Hobb the Wise learns of Cyrus's latest quest. Sir Richard i…

Jonny is briefly a lawyer, but he recovers quickly. King Simon discovers that he is not alone.  Part 2 of 2.

The White Knights occupying Hog Hurst learn the wonder and terror of The Backbeat, and the goblins of the Gray Kingdom have a thumping good time.  Part 1 of 2.

Ratwurst gets an unexpected promotion, and Wigglus explains, with examples, the circumstances in which it is legally acceptable to solve one's personal problems with murder.  Part 2 of 2.

Merrily sings a new song with old words. Cyrus discovers that comparing a woman to a dead cow has serious consequences.  Part 1 of 2.

Vicod Rayth, bearer of a certain tome germane to our story, finds an unexpected opportunity for cultural research while making his way to Uellodon. Captain Thomas Howe of the King's Heavy Horse meets…

Cyrus selects a summer vacation and an intern to go along with it. Frederick née Halfhouse narrowly avoids a close encounter with a prosthesis. King Leeland suggests the least convincing cover-up eve…

Sir Richard makes a long journey through the black to a cup of black coffee at journey's end. In Finery Valley, Daven and Rufus learn two very different ways to play peacemaker.

It’s a party on the streets of Green Bridge! Bishop Wildrick makes his move to poison the city government and seize control with a mob of the faithful. An assassin stalks Mrs. Bridge’s household, Mer…