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Dominique van Velsen was born in the Netherlands and currently lives in Germany. He grew up in an artistic family and has been in contact with art ever since. He studied at Hochschule Hannover—University of Applied Sciences and Arts and graduated in 2016 as a multimedia designer. He currently works in both the commercial- and entertainment industry as a freelance artist. More of his work can be found on Dominique van Velsen on Artstation.
Trist reared back. “No!” She might be trapped by the ancient rules of the hunt, but she would not have them say she had asked for it. “I didn’t call you. There’s nothing I’m so desperate to be free of that I’d take the chance of faltering during a ride.”
She pumps her legs harder, lifts higher. Slapping back. Strike, strike, strike. She cannot slow. She must not sink, stone-skipping on webbed feet. On and on and ever on. Her arms burn with the effort of carrying her child.
I led Pilot Uma on the circuitous route through the spaceport that I had taken the morning Nina and I came upon the Grand Faerie Lord. [Addition: There were more direct routes. However, from reading my great grandmother’s records, I theorized that our search for the Faerie was based not so much on the location, but on the path one followed.] [Revision: I was correct.]