Getaway: Part 10

_ **Part 10** _ We followed her out of the cold and into the light. A kitchen sat in darkness at the opposite end of the narrow hallway, past the bare wooden staircase. The smell of boiled vegetables struck my nose. Below, my shoes met resistance from...

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Foundations: Part 7 (AaO Side Story)

_ **Part 7** _ _(Jonas)_ I kept my back to Alen, huddling up so close to the edge of the bed that I could've easily fallen off. My fur stood on end, sheets doing nothing to warm me no matter how tight I held them. How could he do this to me?...

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Getaway: Parts 4 & 5

_ **Part 4** _ My first night in Polcia culminated in the weirdest bout of sleep I'd ever had. I lost count of how many times I woke to varying degrees of darkness, wondering what strange room I'd found myself in, and why I could hear Sasha snoring...

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Getaway: Part 7

_ **Part 7** _ Walking through the lobby, it soon looked like there'd be a whole lot more to do here than just check out an observation deck. I sure appreciated that in light of the twenty ducat entry charge thrusted upon us! Down on the ground...

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Foundations: Part 5 (AaO Side Story)

_ **Part 5** _ _(Alen)_ I woke to a stray beam of sunlight the next morning, creeping in past the curtains above to jab me perfectly between the eyes. Normally, I'd have frustrated at waking up so early on a Saturday. At least, I figured it to be...

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Slim

_ **Slim** _ These makroudhs were tiny. Like, mind-blowingly. Six diamond-shaped pastries sat arranged on a square plate; the centrepiece of the hand-sized tray I was carrying across the restaurant. I wondered, how in the world Dad managed to bake...

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Foundations: Part 6 (AaO Side Story)

_ **Part 6** _ _(Alen)_ What remained of Saturday came and went at a staggering pace. That afternoon, I joined Jonas and his family on their trip to Kastenic, a larger town just along the coast. The pool that Mirko had suggested to us back in...

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Grenzen

_ **Grenzen** _ Our narrow wooden stairs squealed with each descending step. An awkward night's sleep had left my neck sore and my back surely twisted. My kingdom for a bed of quality to match that I had left behind in Linvendia. My manor, too, for...

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Gameface: Part 2

_ **Part 2** _ Sunday morning. Gameday. Biting cold, with blue skies. The heavy rain we'd had since Thursday had finally moved on, but not without leaving a calling card by way of drenched, muddy parkland. Even the gravel paths were more slick than...

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Blessing Day: Part 5 (Final)

_ **Part 5** _ _(Marek)_ We spent a couple more hours with my parents in the living room, sharing stories and checking out old photos that had of me saved on their phones. Poring over picture after picture of my teenage self from fifteen years ago...

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Blessing Day: Part 2

_ **Part 2** _ _(Sam)_ "Thanks a lot," I called up to our taxi driver, prepping to descend the exit ramp. "Hey, no problem." The rabbit peered over his seat at me. "Don't forget ya bag." "Oh!" Back I rushed, grabbing my backpack from beside my seat...

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